Courses - December 2024
Dec. 29th, 2024 01:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitOpenLearn courses completed:
English in the World Today
An interesting course which looks at how English developed over the centuries and the place it currently holds.
Studying Mammals: The Opportunists
Studying Mammals: Return to the Water
Studying Mammals: Life in the Trees
Three more courses, taking one to two weeks each and which continue to provide information on different branches of mammals. I have two left of the series.
Mathematics for Science & Technology
A badged course, so eight weeks with a badge at the end for passing the tests. I studied maths at uni, but that was a very long time ago and in parts this really required a lot of hard work and use of my brain. All of which was worth doing, but I certainly wouldn't want to go any further.
Introducing the Psychology of our Relationships with Fictional Villains
I wasn't convinced on all the psychology, but the course had interviews with various crime authors who talked about how they created and wrote their villains and the detectives which was really interesting. I would recommend this for anyone who enjoys writing as a fascinating insight into the process. The writers were Val McDermid, Sir Ian Rankin, Gordon Brown, Lin Anderson and Craig Robertson.
Introduction to Music Theory 2: Pitch & Notation
I took part 1 last year, and this was equally interesting, especially as although it majored on Western music, it also included music from Africa and Asia. I wish, however, that there wasn't such a large gap between the various parts of the course.
Heading into 2025, I have two FutureLearn courses on my wishlist - neither are available at the moment - and seventeen OpenLearn courses, so at least I'll have something to keep my brain working for the next few months!
English in the World Today
An interesting course which looks at how English developed over the centuries and the place it currently holds.
Studying Mammals: The Opportunists
Studying Mammals: Return to the Water
Studying Mammals: Life in the Trees
Three more courses, taking one to two weeks each and which continue to provide information on different branches of mammals. I have two left of the series.
Mathematics for Science & Technology
A badged course, so eight weeks with a badge at the end for passing the tests. I studied maths at uni, but that was a very long time ago and in parts this really required a lot of hard work and use of my brain. All of which was worth doing, but I certainly wouldn't want to go any further.
Introducing the Psychology of our Relationships with Fictional Villains
I wasn't convinced on all the psychology, but the course had interviews with various crime authors who talked about how they created and wrote their villains and the detectives which was really interesting. I would recommend this for anyone who enjoys writing as a fascinating insight into the process. The writers were Val McDermid, Sir Ian Rankin, Gordon Brown, Lin Anderson and Craig Robertson.
Introduction to Music Theory 2: Pitch & Notation
I took part 1 last year, and this was equally interesting, especially as although it majored on Western music, it also included music from Africa and Asia. I wish, however, that there wasn't such a large gap between the various parts of the course.
Heading into 2025, I have two FutureLearn courses on my wishlist - neither are available at the moment - and seventeen OpenLearn courses, so at least I'll have something to keep my brain working for the next few months!
