ALW at the NCS Online College.

Adult Learners' Week 17th - 23rd May 2008

Click here to join the NCS Open Space - it's free!

Launch of NCS Open Space

As part of Adult Learners' Week 2008 we are launching the NCS Open Space.

In the NCS Open Space you can try a sample of our courses - course snippets - and try a liitle light learning. Each snippet should take no more than around 15 minutes to complete.

Also:

How To Learn Online

A complete free course for beginners to online learning. Ease yourself back into learning - online! (Normally this course costs £20 to join)

To find out more about the course, visit the course information page.

Click here to register and enrol for free, and start straigtaway:

How to Learn Online

Note: you will be asked for an enrolment key. Enter:

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Features of NCS Open Space

Some of the course snippets that will be available:

Understanding Journalism
Discover the world of journalism - an insight into what it takes to make a good reporter.
Researching Herbal Remedies
The science behind the old wives tales.
Egypt - A Glimpse through the Shifting Sands
Egypt has captured the imagination of many a would be traveller for aeons, in fact for over 1500 years archaeologists, travellers and pioneers have been attracted to this country in search of lost and buried treasures. Dig in the sands of Egypt with Howard Middleton-Jones.
Philosophy of Mind: Personal Identity
It is a fact that we have insides and outsides, me in here inside my mind and you out there, outside of my mind. There is the subjective picture we have of ourselves and the objective picture others have of us. Explore your concept of self with Jenni Jenkins.
AIDS Awareness - How Aware are You?
For this short taster for the New Curisoity Shop Open Week we have included two activities for you to try out: an anonymous questionnaire and a quiz. You can also join the chat with the tutor Sarah Pouezevara and take part in a forum discussion in the Course Howf.
Introduction to Counselling
A sample of an upcoming course.
Astronomy: A Little Light Observing
An exercise in the art of observation. Mark Toner teaches how to match eyes and brain in perfect harmony.