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Writing family history
History & The Arts

Writing family history

...writing are discussed in illuminating and perceptive depth, giving wide-ranging yet informative coverage of the topic. This material forms part of the course A173 Start writing family history... Writing family history A short introduction to this album. Working with childhood Childhood is a crucial aspect of the biographer’s art, but context, bias and interpretation can...
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Writing across cultures
History & The Arts

Writing across cultures

Xiaolu Guo explains how she approached her novel, A Concise Chinese–English Dictionary for Lovers - making creativity work across the English and Chinese languages...[Xiaolu Guo] Transcript
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A freelance career in the creative arts Badge icon
History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...creativity. Broader talents could include singing, painting or writing. If you would find it useful to have a list of skills to prompt you, Clear Mind has a table of transferable skills (open in a new tab or window by holding down Ctrl (or Cmd on a Mac) when you click on the link). Table 1 Skills/talents that I enjoy using SKILL/TALENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Words: 0 Now choose...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...creative potential with this free course on creativity and innovation. Explore how individual creativity develops, how organisations can foster innovation, and discover strategies to tackle challenges and do things better and differently...Creativity and innovation address ways of doing things better and differently. This free course, Making creativity and innovation...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
David Bowie: identity is creativity
Languages

David Bowie: identity is creativity

...creative output. The artifice was both form and content of the art. [Poster advertising a celebration of David Bowie's work] A poster advertising a celebration of Bowie's work He seems to have seen identity as something constantly on the horizon of our perception, always becoming, never merely being – an arrival that always included its departure: ‘When the kids had...
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Creative Arts, Health and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creative Arts, Health and Wellbeing

...writing and music to painting, drawing and dance, the arts can have a profound impact on our mental and physical health, how we interact with society, and how we think. The arts can also be a useful way of exploring the ideas, emotions and identities associated with health and wellbeing, whether in the present day or as part of historical research. While formal arts...
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Article 5 mins
Nonsy on academic writing
Education & Development

Nonsy on academic writing

OU student, Nonsy, tells us how she plans written assignments in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
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Video 5 mins
What are the benefits of creative play at home?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of creative play at home?

...creative play. This article explores the benefits and gives some top tips for creativity...[crayons with a young person drawing in the background] We all have the capacity to be creative, but we sometimes need a nudge in the right direction to spark an idea. Imagination is key – a stick can become a sword; a hairbrush transforms into a microphone; a blanket draped over...
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Article 10 mins