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Learning to Teach

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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?

The Language of Poverty

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Introductory Level Duration 35 mins Updated 28 Feb 2013
The language used to describe poverty in the UK has a vital bearing on how welfare policy is implemented, and how policies are perceived by...

The Heidelberg Project: A Detroit Story

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Introductory Level Duration 20 mins Updated 14 Feb 2013
Would you give up a successful career to work for a charity? Can art save a community?

60-Second Adventures in Economics

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Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 05 Sep 2012
Ever shaken an invisible hand? Been flattened by a falling market? Or wondered what took the bend out of Phillips' curve?

OU on the BBC: Secrets Of Our Living Planet

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 11 Jun 2012
Ten million species sharing one small planet. How does that work, then?

Building a reconnaissance robot

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Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 25 Nov 2011
An extract from Radio 4's Material World as Open University students try to build robots at the Technology In Action summer school

What is Twitter - and how can I see who Tweets?

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 27 Apr 2011
If you don't quite know what Twitter is - or if you'd like to discover how to follow a hashtag - here's all you need...

RSS Quickstart Guide

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Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 17 May 2010
RSS feeds detect new content from websites of your choice then send it to you, meaning you can read new articles without even visiting those...

What's your heritage? Map: How to share

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 10 Jul 2009
Need some help adding your heritage to the map? Our video takes you through the process.

How do I...?

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 08 Oct 2007
Tony Hirst comes up with an easy way to find "How to…" videos on the web.

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Online market research

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Masters Level Duration 20 mins Updated 26 Apr 2013
How has the arrival of the internet changed the nature of marketing research?

Collaboration in the classroom

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Masters Level Duration 20 mins Updated 12 Mar 2013
What teaching methods can be used to improve a school’s performance?

Inside the International Criminal Court

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Introductory Level Duration 30 mins Updated 28 Feb 2013
What is the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? How will the ICC develop in the 21st century?

Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion

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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...

Understanding Globalisation

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Masters Level Duration 25 mins Updated 17 Dec 2012
What do we mean when we say globalisation? Does the growth of globalisation hinder or benefit mankind?

Design for beginners

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Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 02 Jun 2011
How do you create depth and tone on paper? How do you create a cd case from scratch?

Welfare, crime and society

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Intermediate Level Duration 1 hour 15 mins Updated 08 Mar 2010
If you feel that you are being watched, it may well be that you are.

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Marketing in the 21st century

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Masters Level Duration 150 hours Updated 16 Jun 2013 Register by 18 Oct 2013
This course explores the issues that emerge from marketing planning and uses current theories and examples to show how organisations deal with environmental challenges.BB844 uses...