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Learning to Teach

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Learning to Teach New content Copyrighted imageCredit: Copyrighted Image. Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 30 mins Updated 07 May 2013
Would you give up a successful broadcasting career to become a teacher? What are the challenges facing modern teachers?

BBC/OU Creative Climate short film competition 2011

BBC/OU Creative Climate short film competition 2011 Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 03 Nov 2011
Dr Joe Smith introduces the winners of the Creative Climate student short film competition run by the BBC and OU during 2011.

The Code: Grandmaster of Mosaics

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The Code: Grandmaster of Mosaics
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 26 Jul 2011
Deep in the dusty pages of an ancient tome is a legend centuries old that only you can overcome. Do you have the ability to...

Pi postcard solution: How much space does a mouse need?

Pi postcard solution: How much space does a mouse need? Creative commons imageCredit: andrew c mace under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 25 Jul 2011
If you needed to lengthen some string tied round the earth for a mouse to sneak through, how much more string would you need?

Business Bursts: Failure

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Business Bursts: Failure Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 21 Apr 2011
There's many reasons why even great companies can fail—and a difficult economy can exacerbate the problems

David Wild on the opportunity in the wrong place, wrong time

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David Wild on the opportunity in the wrong place, wrong time Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 03 Mar 2011
"This year, we won't have the problem of the World Cup but we can still have the summer sale"

Take the Bang challenges

Take the Bang challenges Copyrighted imageCredit: Janet Sumner
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 11 May 2010
Can you use your scientific knowledge and know-how to get the Bang! team out a series of sticky situations?

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Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion

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Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion Copyrighted imageCredit: Copyrighted Image. Used with permission
Advanced Level Duration 35 mins Updated 22 Feb 2013
Why do Muslim women wear the hijab? How do they reconcile different approaches to veiling between generations, across different geographical regions and in different cultural...