Twaddle, ineffable twaddle

Bringing the list up to date for the year:

FutureLearn

Exploring Scottish Catholicism: Education, Philosophy and Literature (University of Glasgow)
It was interesting to see some of the contribution Catholicism had made, but with only one week per subject this really was a very quick look at the three topics.

The Forbidden City and its People (University of Stirling and Palace Museum)
The forbidden city has a lot of interesting artefacts, and was the centre of government for both the Ming and Qing dynasties, with many notable emperors during that time.  But somehow the course seemed to be mostly a series of pictures, and a confusing list of emperors, and more something simply to be looked at.


OpenLearn

Intermediate German: Understanding Spoken German
The German level was above what I am capable of, although I could understand some of what was said.  But much of the vocabulary is not relevant to my needs - there was a lot of sport, which isn't one of my interests.

Understanding Dyslexia
This was another 8 week badged course.  The first four weeks were very interesting, the second four less so, as they seemed to be extended simply to qualify as an 8 week course.  I passed the test, so earned my badge!


In total this year I have completed 18 FutureLearn courses and 47 OpenLearn courses.  The latter is a reflection on my intention of reducing the number of courses on my wish list, and I was successful in completing everything I had at the beginning of the week.  Looking forward, I am partway through one FutureLearn course, being on week 2 of a 5 week course.  And I have 5 courses recently added to my OpenLearn wish list, which I shall be starting in the new year.  I shall also be continuing my German.