This course is fully online with no physical meeting space, accessing the course through Canvas our virtual learning environment and zoom a video conferencing software. You will need a reliable internet connection, access to a computer or internet linked device with camera and microphone. We will be email you links to canvas and zoom, please accept these to access the course, the sender will show as “instructure”, without these you will not be able to access the course. It is a good idea to do this with time before the course so if you are having issues you can contact us to make us aware. The Tempest is regarded as Shakespeare's final play, a combination of love, comedy, revenge, envy and magic. The taster will present a brief overview of the play in the context of Shakespeare's work, and will provide a chance to ask questions and express your particular areas of concern and interest in the topic.
Course aim
This course is an introduction to Shakespeare's Tempest, as a taster for the upcoming course that will take us in more detail through The Tempest.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- You will need your own personal email address so that you’re able to login to the WEA’s digital learning platform: WEA Canvas. You will need to be able to understand how to follow URL links to pages on the internet. If you want to understand more about Canvas please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
- You will need to be able to follow links to join our WEA live video learning platform: WEA Zoom. If you’d like to understand more about our video learning platform, Zoom please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline and http://bit.ly/ZoomSpec
- This course is for a group of around 15 students studying in a live video-learning platform conference and an online digital learning environment platform from the comfort of your own home.
- No skills or experience needed
- This course is suitable for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- have a clear idea of what happens in The Tempest
- develop a greater awareness of how the playwright shapes each scene to heighten the dramatic impact
- have a sense of the way great literature can be read on many different levels
- prepare for a full-length course on The Tempest
How will I be taught?
- The WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas will be used to provide resources or to support lessons, enable assessment, provide learner feedback and for other activities for individuals away from the course. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
- The course will be conducted live on Zoom (accessible via Canvas), with the tutor presenting the material and the students able to contribute with questions and comments.
What kind of feedback can I expect?
- The tutor will respond to questions during the Zoom session, as well as any questions asked via Canvas afterwards.
What else do I need to know?
- What you need: You will need an internet connection, speakers, a microphone and a webcam so that you can use our video learning platform, Zoom. If you’d like to understand more Zoom please visit: http://bit.ly/ZoomSpec
- You will need a personal email address to join the WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas so that you can receive resources, record your progress and achievement and to work with others and share ideas. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
Pre-course work, reading and information sources
- No pre reading or pre course work is required
What can I do next?
- Progress to the follow-on course on The Tempest
Download full course information sheet
Live Online Learning Taster: Shakespeare's revenge comedy, The Tempest
