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History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...course, History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee, is the third tutorial in a series designed to help users of the UK Reading Experience Database (UK RED) search, browse and use this resource, and explores the connections between the evidence of a writers reading and their literary output. The previous...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
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Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...course, Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing, is designed to give insight into the factors that are contributing to our youngest citizens’ poor mental health; examining factors from a national and global perspective. By the end of the course you will have gained knowledge about strategies and interventions that will help you to understand how you can...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...course of the last 500 years? What are the social and political contexts that have affected how these changes have come about? This free course, Exploring the English language, will consider the development of the English language from the 15th to the 19th century...How has the English language changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the social and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...course investigates the historical, ethical and social issues surrounding this technology. It is aimed at people interested in understanding where this technology has come from, the kinds of opportunities it brings to modern and future societies, but also the risks it presents, and what steps we might take to avoid such risks...Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Three principles of a coaching approach
Money & Business

Three principles of a coaching approach

...course provides a good sense for three of the core skills required of an effective coach. Whether or not you recognise the use of a 'coaching approach' in your workplace, you will be able to use the learning in the course to enhance your day-to-day interactions in your workplace...This course provides a good sense for three of the core skills required of an effective...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...course, Human resources: recruitment and selection, will provide a straightforward guide to the process: from writing job descriptions to finally assessing who to appoint...Does the recruitment and selection process fill you with dread? Discrimination and equal opportunities legislation can make this area feel like a minefield. If you are faced with appointing a new...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...course, An introduction to energy resources, provides background information to each, so that you can assess them for yourself...Energy resources are essential for any society, be it one dependent on subsistence farming or an industrialised country. There are many different sources of energy, some well-known such as coal or petroleum, others less so, such as tides or the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...course, Pain and Aspirin, looks at how the human body responds to the release of certain chemicals and as a result feels pain. Pain can be reduced by inhibiting the formation of such chemicals and you will learn how the molecular structure of aspirin has been formulated to help in this process...What causes pain and how do we stop it? This free course, Pain and Aspirin,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs