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Courses October and November 2022
Dec. 2nd, 2022 04:30 pmI've been steadily working away at a variety of FutureLearn courses over the autumn.
Inside the Supreme Court (Royal Holloway College) This course was developed along with the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This was quite an interesting course, looking at the development of the Supreme Court and its role as the final court of appeal, including some of the cases it has been involved with. Worth doing just for the basic insight into something I've heard of but known little about.
British Germanophobia During World War I (University of Hull) A rather simplistic course which considered the fear/hatred of Germans during WWI. Although it did look at the effect of propaganda, it didn't take into account the natural reaction to attacks on the east coast of Britain etc. From reading various comments I wasn't alone in feeling this course failed to live up to its promise.
Why Religion Matters: Religious Literacy, Culture and Diversity (Open University) This was very much an outsider's viewpoint, looking at religion from an academic side, but not considering those within the different religions. Led by three white academics.
A Beginner's Guide to Film Genres (Film Distributors' Association) I don't watch many films, but this didn't matter since the different genre were considered from the beginnings of film making, so covered all the films that I've seen on television over the decades. Not sure I learnt a lot, but it was quite enjoyable. However the graphs used to illustrate growth/fall in popularity did annoy me, because they didn't use consistent axes, and consequently gave false impressions.
Religion, Radicalisation, Resilience (European University Institute) This was more interesting than I feared it would be partway through. There was discussion about Muslim radicalisation, but it also acknowledged the effect of far-right Christian radicalisation and how the two are not treated the same way in the Western world.
Culture in the Digital Age (European University Institute) This began well, looking at the effects of the digital age on different forms of culture, but the third week concentrated purely on the negative aspects and failed to consider any ways these could be combatted.
And lastly, an Open University, Open Learn course:
Exploring the History of Prisoner Education
This was a slightly longer, more challenging course, looking at prisoner education from the origins to about 1900. It was very interesting, and although things have changed, the ideas which were expressed through the education planning continue to by relevant today. This was one of their badged courses, which required passing two tests during the course. Although they were multiple choice they were definitely challenging and I was really pleased to get a good pass.
Inside the Supreme Court (Royal Holloway College) This course was developed along with the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This was quite an interesting course, looking at the development of the Supreme Court and its role as the final court of appeal, including some of the cases it has been involved with. Worth doing just for the basic insight into something I've heard of but known little about.
British Germanophobia During World War I (University of Hull) A rather simplistic course which considered the fear/hatred of Germans during WWI. Although it did look at the effect of propaganda, it didn't take into account the natural reaction to attacks on the east coast of Britain etc. From reading various comments I wasn't alone in feeling this course failed to live up to its promise.
Why Religion Matters: Religious Literacy, Culture and Diversity (Open University) This was very much an outsider's viewpoint, looking at religion from an academic side, but not considering those within the different religions. Led by three white academics.
A Beginner's Guide to Film Genres (Film Distributors' Association) I don't watch many films, but this didn't matter since the different genre were considered from the beginnings of film making, so covered all the films that I've seen on television over the decades. Not sure I learnt a lot, but it was quite enjoyable. However the graphs used to illustrate growth/fall in popularity did annoy me, because they didn't use consistent axes, and consequently gave false impressions.
Religion, Radicalisation, Resilience (European University Institute) This was more interesting than I feared it would be partway through. There was discussion about Muslim radicalisation, but it also acknowledged the effect of far-right Christian radicalisation and how the two are not treated the same way in the Western world.
Culture in the Digital Age (European University Institute) This began well, looking at the effects of the digital age on different forms of culture, but the third week concentrated purely on the negative aspects and failed to consider any ways these could be combatted.
And lastly, an Open University, Open Learn course:
Exploring the History of Prisoner Education
This was a slightly longer, more challenging course, looking at prisoner education from the origins to about 1900. It was very interesting, and although things have changed, the ideas which were expressed through the education planning continue to by relevant today. This was one of their badged courses, which required passing two tests during the course. Although they were multiple choice they were definitely challenging and I was really pleased to get a good pass.
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