

Our Courses

Creative Writing
This Specialization covers elements of three major creative writing genres: short story, narrative essay, and memoir. You will master the techniques that good writers use to compose a bracing story, populated with memorable characters in an interesting setting, written in a fresh descriptive style. You will analyze and constructively evaluate peer writing. In the Capstone, you will draft, rewrite, and complete a substantial original story in the genre of your choosing. Our courses are designed for anyone from the aspiring short story writer to established novelist.
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English

ChatGPT for Beginners: SciFi Writing with Dall-e
This 1-hour long project-based course is for anyone interested in exploring the capabilities of cutting-edge AI technology. In it you will learn how to effectively communicate with OpenAI's ChatGPT and DALL-E models, practice creative writing, and produce visually stunning images. To achieve this, we will work with ChatGPT and Dall-e, co-writing a sci-fi inspired story, and generating images to bring the story to life through a series of tasks including setting up an OpenAI account, interacting with ChatGPT, practicing effective AI communication.
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Self Paced
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3 hours
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English

Explore Management Concepts through Metaphor and Music
How can exploring and analysing music and metaphors help us to better understand management, work organisations, working lives, and ultimately ourselves too? As you set out on your journey through this innovative course, the answers to these questions will be revealed. Through the lens of metaphor and music, you will be introduced to core managerial and organisational concepts and theories. You will explore issues related to, for example: organisational and work design; motivation and productivity; employee voice; careers; and management and leadership styles.
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Self Paced
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18 hours
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English

Writing a Personal Essay
This class is the chance to create your personal essay or extend into a full memoir -- from planning and structure to bold narrative brushstrokes to the layering of significant detail. You will develop the opportunity to find your voice and see it come alive, amplified and improved, on the page. This is the chance to tell your story in a way that invites readers in; your story, written to be read. The memoir and personal essay are two of the best-selling and most universally acclaimed genres in the world of modern creative writing. Welcome to your story.
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Self Paced
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7 hours
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English

Teaching Texts and Forms
The first job of any writer is to get words down on paper, and teaching writing as process helps students gain the fluency, comfort and confidence they need to succeed at any writing task. But complex, comprehensive writing tasks often bring with them specific expectations and conventions the writer must address to be successful. This course will examine some of those more comprehensive writing tasks: personal essays; argument, analysis and other forms of transactional writing; and creative writing.
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Self Paced
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21 hours
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English

Language Arts Confidence with Storybird
By the end of this project, you will be fully confident in using the Storybird platform with your students. Storybird is a creative writing platform that boosts young learner’s writing skills. Complete with short writing courses and challenges, Storybird allows students complete engaging activities to build their skills and then publish their work in a digital book. From comics to picture books, Storybird has plenty of opportunities to engage young writers.
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Self Paced
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3 hours
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English