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Introduction to computational thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to computational thinking

...English or mathematics and go on to a multitude of different careers. Ditto computer science. One can major in computer science and go on to a career in medicine, law, business, politics, any type of science or engineering, and even the arts. Jeannette M. Wing, Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University (United States) and Head of Microsoft Research...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...English Mana prestige, power, strength Kaitiakitanga guardianship, environmental stewardship Kaitiaki guardian, protector Whenua land Papatūānuku mother earth Activity 1 Thinking about cultural practices in New Zealand Timing: Allow about 20 minutes In the first video Maria is responding to the question: Can you describe some of the cultural practices which inform young...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy and research. What makes the Open Centre different? The OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...English Letters appear in 1734 and are a very early example of the great valuation that the Philosophs put upon his technique. The article in the Encyclopaedia is enormously long in comparison to the apparently insignificant nature of the procedure. One of the things about inoculation that must have appealed to the Philosophs was it’s simplicity, this wasn’t an arcane...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...English literature from Shakespeare to Austen...Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of some of the key speeches and scenes in Shakespeare’s As You Like It appreciate the importance and complexity of role-play in As You Like It appreciate the varied uses of language in a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...English. On many keyboards, including the one shown in Figure 1, the 7-note sequence begins on C rather than A. In that figure, the keys move from left to right through two rotations of the pattern as follows: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C The C on the leftmost side of the figure is the lowest pitch, and the C on the rightmost side is the highest. A single...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...English Dictionary (2016) gives many definitions of risk. For example, the definitions of ‘risk’ as a noun include: The possibility that something unpleasant or unwelcome will happen. A person or thing regarded as a threat or likely source of danger. But also, perhaps more interestingly, the definitions of ‘risk’ as a verb include: Act in such a way as to bring...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...English ….. one tree gets broken by the wind. One tree gets broken. What factory is it made in? -It’s made in Ghana by Akosombo Textiles. It’s nice. John Picton PTC This I, in fact, a locally, factory-printed copy of a resin-resist cloth produced in Holland by the Vlisco factory in Helmond. And one of the problems that the Dutch-producers of these jobs have, is that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs