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Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...course aimed at helping individual performers, ensembles and organisations within the classical music industry to diversify their repertoire by including more works by women composers. The 6-week course considers the male-dominated nature of the contemporary classical music industry and how to programme more women. It offers practical advice on diverse programming,...
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...course, Childhood in the digital age, delves into the lives of children and discuss the potential benefits and limitations of technology in their lives...Are you a technology optimist or a technology pessimist? Are you worried about how children and young people are using digital technology so much more during this pandemic, or do you think it can only be good for their...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...course, Maths for science and technology, will help you build a stronger grip with the maths helping hand. You’ll learn about how the power of algebra, the sense of scientific notation, the beauty of basic trigonometry and why 70 db (decibels) is 10 times more powerful than 60 db. As well as this you will delve into scientific measurement, including the importance of...
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...course, Children's perspectives on play, you are asked to put yourself in the place of young children and to think about their view of play and their reasons for playing. When children have personal freedom to choose and make decisions about what and who they want to play with, as well as where they want to play, they are highly self-motivated and active in their...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...course, Take your teaching online, you will gain knowledge fundamental to delivering effective teaching online. You will hear about the experiences of real educators, be introduced to cutting edge research, and understand the ideas and tools that shape how we teach and learn online. You will also learn useful methods that will guide you to test out these new ideas in your...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...course, Learning how to learn, aims to make the process of learning much more explicit by inviting you to apply various ideas and activities to your own study as a way of increasing your awareness of your own learning. Most learning has to be an active process and this is particularly true of learning how to learn...Learning how to learn: a process we all engage in...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...course is for you. You will be looking at some of the biggest myths around criminal law and criminal courts to see how accurate a picture they are painting. You will see whether it is true that all criminal cases are tried by jury and whether convicted criminals are really let off without prison sentences. Just don’t expect any gavels! This OpenLearn course is an...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Commercial awareness
Money & Business

Commercial awareness

...course. Explore your organisation’s purpose, understand your role within it, and learn how different perspectives can enhance the value you create...This short course encourages you to look across your organisation, at your place within it and the value you create. It considers how getting different perspectives and widening existing ones within your organisation can...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs