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In the Margins of a Medieval Jewish Prayer Book: What Can Physical Manuscripts Tell Us about History? (edX)

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In the Margins of a Medieval Jewish Prayer Book: What Can Physical Manuscripts Tell Us about History? (edX)
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This course is a case study of how a particular manuscript, a Jewish prayer book for high holidays, can provide historians with vital insights about Jewish communal life, the way a manuscript can help us map cultural change and continuity in the Middle Ages, and the history of the [...]

Changing Minds: Geographic Discoveries and New Worlds through the Eyes of a Renaissance Jewish Scholar (edX)

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Changing Minds: Geographic Discoveries and New Worlds through the Eyes of a Renaissance Jewish Scholar (edX)
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This course will situate a manuscript in the context of the world from which it was produced so that we better understand both. The Italian Renaissance was a time of scientific discovery and artistic revolution, it was also a time of world exploration, religious ferment, and technological changes such [...]

The Tabernacle in Word & Image: An Italian Jewish Manuscript Revealed (edX)

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The Tabernacle in Word & Image: An Italian Jewish Manuscript Revealed (edX)
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Alessandro Guetta (Paris) uses anItalian Hebrewcommentary on the biblical description of the ancient Israelite Tabernacle ( mishkan ), Tavnit ha-mishkan by Malkiel Ashkenazi,as a case studyinhowmanuscripts can be used by intellectual historians.

The History of Medieval Medicine Through Jewish Manuscripts (edX)

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The History of Medieval Medicine Through Jewish Manuscripts (edX)
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Learn about medieval Jewish medical training and thought by exploring and interpreting medical manuscripts. This mini-course is a general introduction to both to medieval medicine and to the value of using manuscripts. Professor Y. Tzvi Langermann presents a case study that builds from a unique 15th-century volume in which [...]

The Science of Generosity: Do Good…Feel Good (edX)

Explore how generosity can increase your own happiness and make a difference in the communities around you. Skip About this course What does it mean to be generous? Can giving make you happier and healthier? In this course, we’ll hear from multiple experts and explore the many facets of generosity [...]

Software Development Fundamentals (edX)

Learn the fundamentals of object-oriented programming in Java, as well as best practices of modern software development. Software developers are in high demand in the current job market, and computer programming is a prerequisite skill for success in this field.

BioGraph: Teaching Biology Through Systems, Models, & Argumentation (edX)

This six-week interactive and collaborative course integrates systems thinking with computer models designed to ‘bring biology to life’. You will learn how to use online simulations to develop core biology content and practices, aligned with the NGSS.

Urban Transit for Livable Cities (edX)

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Urban Transit for Livable Cities (edX)
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City livability depends on urban transit. Learn about transit systems and their critical role for the character of cities and quality of life. The goal of urban transit is to achieve an intermodal transportation balance. Ideally, each mode is used in its optimal role, in order to create a [...]

Algorithm Design and Analysis (edX)

Learn about the core principles of computer science: algorithmic thinking and computational problem solving. How do you optimally encode a text file? How do you find shortest paths in a map? How do you design a communication network? How do you route data in a network? What are the [...]

Big Data and Education (edX)

Learn the methods and strategies for using large-scale educational data to improve education and make discoveries about learning. Online and software-based learning tools have been used increasingly in education. This movement has resulted in an explosion of data, which can now be used to improve educational effectiveness and support [...]