Adult Learners' Week: Countdown to the Online Open Week

Edinburgh, Scotland, 15 May 2006 — The New Curiosity Shop, an innovative online college based in Scotland, breaks new ground by hosting a virtual Open Week (20th - 26th May 2006) for online learners as part of Adult Learners' Week and Silver Surfer Week.

Visitors to the website at www.newcurioshop.com are invited to 'meet' the tutors, try some online learning activities and explore the courses the The New Curiosity Shop offers - all online.

These are the details of what is available
How To Learn Online: a complete free course for beginners to online learning.
The Fire Balloon: a complete short course about hot air balloons.

Archaeology in Egypt - A Glimpse through the Shifting Sands: Egypt has captured the imagination of many a would be traveller for aeons, in fact for over 1500 years archaeologists, travellers and pioneers have been attracted to this country in search of lost and buried treasures.

Philosophy of Mind: Personal Identity: it is a fact that we have insides and outsides, me in here inside my mind and you out there, outside of my mind. There is the subjective picture we have of ourselves and the objective picture others have of us.

AIDS Awareness - How Aware are You? For this short taster for the New Curiosity Shop Open Week we have included two activities for you to try out: an anonymous questionnaire and a quiz. You can also join the chat with the tutor Sarah Pouezevara and take part in a forum discussion in the Course Howf.

A Cultural Adventure: Cybertrip to Tajikistan: have you ever thought of travelling further than 'sunny Spain' or to somewhere different than attraction parks in the States and France? This is a little 'taster' of a longer course on Tajikistan.

Dreams and the Unconscious: this opening topic will set the scene, as it were, to assist you in your understanding of and working with dreams.

Dorian Gray meets Jekyll and Hyde: an exploration of two great novels, available to download in eBook form.

Astronomy: A Little Light Observing: an exercise in the art of observation.

Also happening:
Join in the forum at any time and talk about the issues of learning online.
Chat live (via online text chat) with the tutors - (check the timetable for times).
Join us for live audio discussions with the revolutionary new SkypeCast technology.

And don't forget the treasure hunt! There's a prize of a place on the course of your choice for the winner.

"We think adult learning should be fun too, and online learning is a great way to learn at your own pace - we call it 'learning for grown-ups' ".

For additional information on the Online Open Week at The New Curiosity Shop, please contact Noel Chidwick or visit the website at www.newcurioshop.com.

About the New Curiosity Shop
The New Curiosity Shop is a virtual college which provide online courses in a range of subjects. We are based in Edinburgh, Scotland the home of the enlightenment. No conglomerates or multi-million dollar industry backing here: the New Curiosity Shop is the brain-child of two Edinburgh educationalists, Noel Chidwick and Dr W Arthur Chapman, who have a passion for learning, an appreciation of the technology and a desire to change attitudes in a world moving far too quickly for its own good.
Our reach is world wide: we have tutors in Scotland, Wales, England, Italy, France and USA and in the short time we have been operational we have had students from the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and mainland Europe. It's online learning with the personal touch.

Noel Chidwick, Partner / The New Curiosity Shop
Newbattle Abbey College / Newbattle Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, EH22 3LL
Email: contact@newcurioshop.com
Phone: +44 (0)131 208 1900
Skype: newcurioshop
Web: http://www.newcurioshop.com

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