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This literature and theater course will study two of the most sublime and gut-wrenching plays in the English language: Othello and King Lear. We will try to understand the reasons for their centrality to literary history as well as their continuing power to mesmerize audiences in theatres and cinemas across the world.

As we explore the genius of the plays on the page, we will also study the lives of the plays in performance, from Shakespeare's own theatre to the stages and screens across the globe today. To help us further, actors will occasionally join our effort to demonstrate ways of bringing the text alive as living theatre.

This literature and theater course will delve into two wonderful plays of young love, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and try to bring alive what makes them so compelling and popular -- as both literature and drama.

As we explore the genius of the plays on the page, we will also study the lives of the plays in performance, from Shakespeare's own theatre to the stages and screens across the globe today. To help us further, actors will occasionally join our effort to demonstrate ways of bringing the text alive as living theatre.

Academics from the Shakespeare Institute introduce aspects of the most famous play ever written - its origins, texts, and history.

Shakespeare wrote for a popular audience and was immensely successful. Shakespeare is also rightly regarded as one of the greatest playwrights the world has known. This course will try to understand both Shakespeare’s popularity and his greatness by starting from a simple premise: that the fullest appreciation of Shakespeare can be achieved only when literary study is combined with analysis of the plays as theatre. Hence, as we delve into the dimensions that make Shakespeare’s plays so extraordinary--from the astonishing power of their language to their uncanny capacity to illuminate so much of human life--we will also explore them in performance from Shakespeare’s own theatre to the modern screen. At the same time, actors will occasionally join our effort and demonstrate ways of bringing the text alive as living theatre. Plays to be studied will include Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, King Lear, and The Winter's Tale.

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Is there a required textbook?
The texts of all six plays will be required. Free, electronic versions can be found on numerous sites on the internet, including the following, which offers pdf downloads: http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/download.html. However, free, internet editions do not provide glosses or notes that explain difficult words and phrases. We strongly recommend that participants purchase texts (paper or electronic) that provide important aids to reading.

SHAPE Your Future is a personal goal setting course. Know your life's PURPOSE and live the life you desire

The goal of this course is to explore and develop plans of action for improving the job and career opportunities for today and tomorrow’s workforce. At this time, there aren’t enough good jobs or educational opportunities in the U.S. or globally to meet the aspirations and needs of all who want and need to work or to deliver on the expectation that every generation should achieve a higher standard of living for themselves and their families than their parent’s generation. This is a fundamental ideal that drives people all over the world. In the U.S., we call it the American Dream.

If we take the right actions, we can shape the future of work in ways that meet the needs of workers, families, and their economies and societies. To do so, we first have to understand how the world of work is changing, how firms can compete and prosper and support good jobs and careers, and how to update the policies and practices governing the world of work.

We also have to understand and better address the deep divisions and inequalities in societies that threaten the future of our economies and democracies. We will address these by using the materials from the course to build a new social contract across business, labor, government, and education.  You will shape the features of the new social contract as we go through the course and then vote on how well the overall social contract generated by the class meets your expectations for the future.

In this business and management course, we’ll start by tracing the history of work and employment that has made the economy work so well in the past. And we’ll uncover what’s gone wrong, in order to figure out new solutions that fit today’s workforce, economy, and society. We’ll also take you on a personal journey, where you will learn what employers expect in today’s world of work—the skills, flexibility, and knowledge that are crucial for success in the contemporary workplace. We’ll examine what has to happen in order for employers, workers, governments, and regulators to come together to forge new policies, rules, and understandings for governing the world of work in the 21st century. We’ll make this all come alive by highlighting the experiences, contributions, and aspirations of real people who are working right now to address these challenges.

So join us, and let’s get started on shaping the future of work.

Learn effective approaches to English language teaching. This is the first of two teacher training courses based on the internationally-recognized Shaping the Way We Teach English videos and resources and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the University of Oregon. You can begin with either course.

Learn effective approaches to English language teaching. This is the second of two teacher training courses based on the internationally-recognized Shaping the Way We Teach English videos and resources and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the University of Oregon. You can begin with either course. The next Paths course will be November 9-December 14, 2015.

People need what you know! Learn to use Internet tools to share your skills and experience.

Unleash the power of Microsoft's web application platform, including document and content management

Make the most of SharePoint 2007’s valuable business features with SharePoint 2007 Tutorial training by Heedy Whalin.

Build today’s most valuable, widely-used collaborative applications with Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

Unleash the power of Microsoft's web application platform, including document and content management

Learn how to design SharePoint workflows using SharePoint Designer 2010, including creating task and approval workflows.

Learn SharePoint from the very beginning with a SharePoint collaboration expert: Tom Vorves. www.tomvorves.com

Learn from Microsoft experts the necessary skills to implement SharePoint in your organization. This introductory course is ideal for IT Professionals seeking to understand how to plan and implement SharePoint collaboration tools within their organizations. The course covers the robust features of SharePoint sites, enterprise content management, and search.

You will learn how to plan and establish a server farm for on-premise and cloud, set up site collections, implement an Enterprise Content Management Solution, search, and design Managed Metadata/Term Store.

In this course, you will learn how to configure SharePoint hybrid solutions such as search, Business Connectivity Services, Microsoft OneDrive for Business, profiles, and extranet sharing. You will gain insights into the benefits of each of the hybrid solutions, along with technical steps on how to configure, troubleshoot, and manage a SharePoint hybrid environment.

In-depth course for aspiring SharePoint developers. Build real-world solutions, foster deep understanding of technology.

Allows you to express yourself about movies and TV programs easily, so you can discuss what you viewed.

Learn how to build a business that will not only succeed but satisfy the questions of sharks and venture capitalists.