Creative short courses at QUT

QUT have just begun a program of creative short courses open to any member of the public. Just like how anyone can go along to a course at the Queensland Writers Centre and learn more about the written word (I went to one a couple of months ago and it was excellent) so you sign up for a one day intensive course in the most fantastical topics.  

Courses on offer this year include directing a musical, furniture design and making, Photoshop masterclass and a short history of modern art.  

I think it’s really exciting that we can access this sort of high-quality, taught by professionals short courses for those among us who suspect they have a bit of creativity in their bones and would like to explore it.

I’m going to be keeping my eye on the offerings to see when something that really grabs my fancy becomes available. If QUT wanted any suggestions: fashion drawing for beginners and shoe making. Put those courses on and I am There!

Five for Friday no.6

I might have blogged about something similar only a week or two ago but I love the Open University's History of the English Language in 10 minutes.

Beautiful city maps. Whether they would be of any use I don't know but they look gorgeous.

Things that go together - a series of photographs

Porn for Pregnant women. For my good friend Lizi and her new blog.


Amazing titles to choose from at the Royal Theatre.Wish I could choose'The Venerable' or 'Marchesa' rather than picking 'Miss' or 'Ms'.

60 second philosophy

I am not a philosophically inclined person, though I like to imagine I have a certain wisdom, it's not quite the same thing. It is however an area of study in which I would like to gain a basic understanding for no particular reason but I feel I should. I've read too many historic biographies of people with 'superior educations' and it makes me feel as if mine is somehow lacking.

 

This is one of the reasons I bought Sophie's World at a Lifeline Bookfest many years ago. An international bestseller about a young girl's adventures in philosophy, Sophie's World brought the ancient study to a whole new audience. It's still sitting on my bookshelves and I never seem to be in the right mood to read it.

 

So I was very happy when I found some even more accessible lessons in Philosophy, courtesy of the Open University. They have taken 6 famous though experiments into 6 animated '60 second adventures in thought'.

 

This is my favourite, The Paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise.

Fascinating article on education

I’m afraid I don’t have a blog to accompany this article. I just read it and thought it was so interesting I wanted to share. The article is titled What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success.