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Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...free course is your next step to continue your journey learning Spanish, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. You should have some knowledge of Spanish, either because you have studied Getting started with Spanish 1 or because you have learned Spanish elsewhere. In this free course you will work with audio and interactive activities to practise the skills...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What do genes do?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do genes do?

...free course, What do genes do?, explores how information contained in DNA is used, explaining the flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. Also introduced are the concepts of transcription (as occurs between DNA and RNA) and translation...This free course, What do genes do?, explores how information contained in DNA is used, explaining the flow of information from...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...free course, Why teach art? Aimed primarily at colleagues teaching art in schools, it explores the justification for including art in the school curriculum together with some of the current criticisms commonly heard...What value does art have in the school curriculum? The answer is provided by this free course, Why teach art? Aimed primarily at colleagues teaching art in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Working with diversity in services for children and young people
Education & Development

Working with diversity in services for children and young people

...free course, Working with diversity in services for children and young people, will provide you with an understanding of the ways in which diverse and intersecting social identities structure the lives and experiences of children and young people, and the implications of those identities for professional practice. Although designed primarily for those working with or...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...free course, An introduction to floodplain meadows, explores how these traditional landscapes can deliver a range of nature-based solutions that will improve our environment. The course will help you to learn about this unique environment, increasing your ecological knowledge, developing your skills in critical reasoning, and offering you an opportunity to contribute to...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...free course, Making Your Learning Count. It would take you at least two and a half years to finish all of our free courses. Or you can complete one course in just one hour like our free course, Does Prison Work, or watch a minute-long video on 60 Second Adventures in Microgravity (see the animation below). Operating as a four nation ......
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Article 5 mins
Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...free course uses video to explore the issues associated with the potential demise of this great bridge...Scotland's Forth Road Bridge may not be the most beautiful bridge over the Firth of Forth, but it is an incredible feat of engineering and is integral to the economy of the entire area. However, rust is threatening to destroy the cables that suspend the road. This free...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...free course, Assistive technologies and online learning, you will explore some of the technology that disabled students use when accessing computers. We will take a look at the tools and techniques that make it possible for disabled students to engage with online learning...In this free course, Assistive technologies and online learning, you will explore some of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs