The Magazine of The New Curiosity Shop - May 2006

The New Curiosity Shop is opening its virtual doors for Adult Learners' Week and Silver Surfer Week. From the 20th to the 26th of May, you can visit us on our web site and meet the tutors, try some online learning activities and explore the courses the New Curiosity Shop offers.

Visitors to the site will be able to chat with tutors to ask questions about their courses. This will be by text-based chat room or SkypeCast conference. There will be samples of actual courses available so you can try your hand at learning online. There will also be a virtual area where visitors can mingle and meet and a free course, called 'How to Learn Online' designed to reassure the nervous online learner and provide some valuable tips on learning, especially useful to anyone who has taken a long break from formal education.

Traditional colleges have been running open days for years and they are a good way of attracting students and showcasing what they have to offer. The New Curiosity Shop now takes this concept into cyberspace and offers the first virtual open week.

If you haven't already, you can sign up for the open week online here.

- Mark Toner, May 2006

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Highlights of the Week

Full Timetable

Topics

Treasure Hunt

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Meet the Team

This will be your chance to talk to the New Curiosity Shop founders. Noel Chidwick and Arthur Chapman will be available in the chat room and in Skype conference to answer all of your questions about the New Curiosity Shop. Make their day and ask them why this newsletter is called 'Cloisters.' You can also talk to some of our tutors and ask them questions about their courses.

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Timetable

The full timetable of events is available here.

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Topics

The feature of this Open Week is the chance you will have to try out some sample courses. You can find out for yourself what it is like to take an online course in the comfort of your own home, or with the support of a learning centre. We have a range of topics for you to pick from, and you can try one, two or as many as you like.

• How to Learn Online

• The Fire Balloon

• Archaeology in Egypt - a Glimpse Through the Shifting Sands

• Philosophy of Mind - Personal Identity

• AIDS Awareness - How Aware are You?

• A Cultural Adventure: Cybertrip to Tajikistan.

• Dreams and the Unconscious - A Taster

• Dorian Gray meets Jekyll and Hyde

• Astronomy: A Little Light Observing

There is a more detailed description here.

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Treasure Hunt

Throughout the week, search our site for the answers to the Treasure Hunt. One lucky visitor will win a free course.

 

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We look forward to seeing you!

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