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Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...course, Historical perspectives on race, will introduce you to ideas and scholarship dealing with the construction of race, and help you to start exploring people’s lived experiences of race through a set of case studies from the late eighteenth century onwards...Race is not biological. It is a social construction. Yet we know that in our contemporary world and in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...course, Challenging ideas in mental health, invites you to think differently about life's dilemmas by taking account of the views of all concerned, especially people experiencing mental distress. It explores ideas and practice in mental health, and will appeal to a wide range of people...Take a new and different look at mental health. This free course, Challenging ideas...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...course you will learn the Arabic alphabet, vowels, and also a little bit about the history of the Arabic language...This free OpenLearn course is a two week pre-course for the Open University short course Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture by the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. Completing this course will take you about four hours. This ......
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...course looks at Babylonian mathematics. You will learn how a series of discoveries has enabled historians to decipher stone tablets and study the various techniques the Babylonians used for problem-solving and teaching. The Babylonian problem-solving skills have been described as remarkable and scribes of the time received a training far in advance of anything available...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...course on German decision-making before the war. The interviews that you will listen to were recorded just after the publication of Clark’s book, The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914. Activity 4 Historians talk about their interpretations Timing: Allow around 10 minutes The first person you’ll hear in this activity is John Röhl. Listen to the discussion...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...course, Nuclear power: friend or foe?, challenges you to do so...Are you for or against nuclear energy? The necessity to respond to climate change has put nuclear energy back on the political agenda as an alternative energy source. This is part of approaches to 'decarbonise' energy through a shift from coal to natural gas, nuclear energy and renewables. Yet, the recourse...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...course, Exploring equality and equity in education, considers the complexity of social justice as applied to education and reflects on the different purposes of, and value ascribed to, education in different countries and cultures. It discusses different conceptions of 'justice' and the distinction between equity and equality...This free course, Exploring equality and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...course, you will explore the concept of musical pitch by working with examples of folk, popular, and classical music from several world traditions. You will learn how pitch is represented using staff notation and other forms of illustration. You will also practise reading and writing pitch using staff notation, and learn to perform short musical extracts from...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs