Education Online
By Carol Brown
@blitzfrick (2890)
United States
November 4, 2015 11:49am CST
On more than one occasion I've shared that I'm interested in the Republic of ancient Rome. This interest has now broadened into a general inquiry into the history of Roman architecture. On a recent Saturday while waiting at a sports bar to watch college football, I got into a conversation with a general contractor about his trip to Italy. He told me that in preparation for his trip, he'd watched a complete online course on Roman architecture and that the course was available on YouTube.
I'm probably the last person to learn about open courses, these particular ones provided by Yale University, but just in case I'm not, here's the link for anyone who's interested:
I'm very excited about these courses as they give me the opportunity to continue my higher education from the comfort of my couch. I hope you find them useful too.
Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 15
handy way to get an idea if you might want to follow such a course further before committing to it without such a sense of what you are letting yourself in for
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 Nov 15
@blitzfrick good luck with it especially if you do follow it up further
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
5 Nov 15
@arthurchappell Since I may never make it to Italy, this course is a terrific way to get an in-depth tour! I don't think of it as any kind of scholarly pursuit.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
5 Nov 15
So true! A few years ago I signed up for a credit course at the local community college. I did pretty well in it, but the stress was almost overwhelming. Like the dog who caught the car it was chasing, I decided there must be a better way. This seems to fit the bill.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
4 Nov 15
That sounds pretty cool, I may just have to check them out to see what all they provide. I'm interested in studying more about the Middle Ages as I'd like to write some novels relating to that time. But, I probably won't tackle them for a few more years.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
5 Nov 15
Yes there are many uses for this resource. I hope it's helpful when you're ready to write your novels.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
5 Nov 15
Yes, I know and that's one reason I'm so excited about this discovery.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
6 Nov 15
Wow how great is that. Yale is just a few miles from us but I wold never be able to afford one of their regular courses.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
6 Nov 15
I never considered that especially before traveling. My husband learned Spanish before one of our vacations, and I know you an get an education on line but that sound like fun.
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