In Part 2 of Uncommon Sense Teaching: Building Community and Habits of Learning, you will explore the following areas more deeply—helping you to connect with the latest insights into research and have fun while you are doing it! • The hidden strengths of neurodiversity: Dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, and other syndromes that relate to learning … [Read more...] about Uncommon Sense Teaching: Part 2, Building Community and Habits of Learning
Social Sciences
New Approaches to Countering Terror: Countering Violent Extremism
The “New Approaches to Countering Terror: Countering Violent Extremism†course offered by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), is a multi-week interactive course designed to help students explore both pragmatic and philosophical challenges that continue to shape the evolution of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), a global … [Read more...] about New Approaches to Countering Terror: Countering Violent Extremism
The Power of Markets I: The Basics of Supply and Demand and Consumer Behavior
This opening module of the Power of Markets course covers the basic assumptions about market participants made by economists, the concept of opportunity cost, and the key determinants of supply and demand. We will then learn how to use the supply-demand framework to explain and predict market outcomes and to show how government policies affect those market outcomes. We will … [Read more...] about The Power of Markets I: The Basics of Supply and Demand and Consumer Behavior
Classical Sociological Theory
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will offer the participants an introduction into the most important classical sociological readings between the 18th and 20th century. Highly influential social science scholars, such as Karl Marx, Max Weber and Emile Durkheim, will be discussed during 8 sessions. Combined with small tests, based on the video’s and recommended … [Read more...] about Classical Sociological Theory
Management of Urban Infrastructures part 1
Sustainability, Resilience and Efficiency are fundamental considerations for city managers in managing urban infrastructures. Today, more than 3.9 billion people, making up more than 54% of the global population, live in cities. Urbanization is expected to continue in the coming years, raising the urban population to 6.0 billion by 2045. This dramatic increase in urban … [Read more...] about Management of Urban Infrastructures part 1
