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How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...free course you will focus on how to be a critical reader. Reading critically is an essential skill at university. It means being aware of your own purposes and opinions as you read and being able to recognise the writer's purposes and opinions in their writing...In this free course you will focus on how to be a critical reader. Reading critically is an essential skill at...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...free course, featuring interviews with famous crime fiction authors, explores psychological theory and research on the relationships we form with fictional characters...This free course explores psychological theory and research on the relationships we form with fictional characters. Throughout the course you will hear from leading crime writers – Lin Anderson, Gordon...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...free course will equip you for designing and delivering online, blended and technology-enhanced teaching and learning through a pedagogy of hope and care which supports your learners in understanding the causes and impacts of environmental collapse and in addressing them through global citizenship, individual and collective direct action, and democratic participation. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...free course, Seeing the light, will teach you about how the Sun affects your home, both in terms of light and warmth and the energy it generates. You will learn about how it can affect your health and well-being, and how different climates design their homes differently to maximise the benefits of the Sun...This free course, Seeing the light, will teach you about how the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...free course, Emotion: an introductory picture, takes a philosophical approach to this question in an attempt to understand why people respond to events in a certain way. Is there a difference between an emotion and a bodily feeling or is one a consequence of the other?...What is emotion? This free course, Emotion: an introductory picture, takes a philosophical approach to...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
History & The Arts

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

...free course concentrates on Sam Selvon's twentieth-century novel, The Lonely Londoners. It considers the depiction of migration in the text as well as Selvon's treatment of memory as a vital part of the migrant's experience...This free course concentrates on Sam Selvon's twentieth-century novel, The Lonely Londoners. It considers the depiction of migration in the text as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...free course, Mentoring and tutoring student teachers, examines each role in detail and explores the similarities and distinctions between the two roles. Whether you are a tutor or a mentor, effective teacher education relies on all partners working effectively together to create an environment where student teachers can critically reflect on their experiences in a...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...free course will prepare you for the challenges of doing research in an increasingly digital world. It introduces the methods of digital humanities and explains how research methods in the humanities can be combined with digital media and technologies. After completing the course, you will be able to analyse, understand and use digital content, to assess information...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs