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Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...free course, Basic science: understanding experiments, introduces you to science-based skills through simple and exciting physics, chemistry and biology experiments...This practical, hands-on course aims to help you start thinking like a scientist by carrying out experiments at home and making scientific observations. You will carry out simple experiments to extract the...
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...free 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...
Advanced Spanish: Protest song
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Protest song

...free course, Advanced Spanish: Protest song, will develop your knowledge and understanding of the societies and cultures of Spain and Latin America and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course focuses on protest song, a musical genre that has played an important role in Hispanic society....Advanced Spanish: Protest song:...
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...free course, A short introduction to the English language, will look at the role language plays in our lives, with a particular focus on the English language. It will examine the history and the future of the language, from the Anglo-Saxons and Shakespeare to social media communication and stand-up comedy...This free course, A short introduction to the English language,...
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...free course, Climate change, takes on the task of trying to chart some of the ways in which it might be possible...Human societies have to take urgent action to end their dependences on fossil fuels. We have to alter the whole path of our development and decision making in order to make our societies both environmentally adaptable and sustainable. This free course,...
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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...free 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...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...free course, Succeed with maths: part 2, is a sequel to Part 1, in which you will continue to develop your mathematical knowledge and skills using everyday examples. The course takes a look at measurement of length, mass and volume, negative numbers and how to use these, scientific notation (based upon powers of 10), shapes and how to calculate their properties before...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Risk management

...free course: Course image: Artyom_Anikeev / iStockphoto.com Activity 1: Skydiving: Pixabay; Pexels; Horse riding: Anna Jokiranta; Pexels; Reading a book; Burst; Pexels; Saving money: rawpixel.com; Pexels; Gambling: Pixabay; Pexels; Stock trading: Negative Space; Pexels; Water skiing: Pixabay; Pexels; Donkey ride: csfotoimages; iStockphoto.com; Rock climbing: photo by...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs