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When two worlds collide: achieving wisdom in online groups
Science, Maths & Technology

When two worlds collide: achieving wisdom in online groups

...writing on Waking Up and this idea that we're in our own heads all the time. What is M World expected to achieve? Transcript One of the most simplest and perhaps most obvious thing it does is underline what is good behaviour and what is the correct way to behave towards somebody. What are we doing next? Transcript We need to surprise ourselves sometimes and sometimes it's...
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The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons
Society, Politics & Law

The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons

...an opened packet of the drug 'Spice'. The wrapper is square, silver and says 'Spice' in black cursive lettering and 'Diamond' in embossed writing, There is an eye graphic on the wrapper.] Chemical comforts: but how dangerous is Spice? Lance Cpl. Damany S. Coleman, US Marine Corps, CC BY This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...write'. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the telegraph as 'an apparatus for transmitting messages to a distance, usually by signs of some kind'. As this definition suggests, telegraphy goes beyond the transmission of written text to encompass other forms of non-verbal signalling. It is therefore something which predates the electrical telegraph with which we...
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How to use a musical score
History & The Arts

How to use a musical score

...writing down how sounds relate to the time they occupy was a major breakthrough in the history of Western music notation. Professor Susan Rankin talks to Open University Professor David Rowland about how difficult it was to convey both pitch and rhythm in a way that was relatively easy to learn and easy for musicians to use. Pianist Alexander Panfilov performs Mozart's...
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Video 51 mins
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...writing reports – and ‘soft’ skills, such as teamwork, communication, leadership, and commercial awareness...Hybrid working: starting in the workplace: 2.1 Developing and documenting your skills - While technical ability can be acquired through training courses, formal work experience or part-time jobs, soft skills can be developed through voluntary work,...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...writing in a notebook or on your computer or tablet. There are free response box options inside some of the activities. Please note: anything you add into these boxes will be saved for you to return to, provided you are signed into OpenLearn and enrolled on the course. But the information saved is only accessible to you and cannot be viewed by anyone else. You can collate...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
True stories of the 1975 EEC Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

True stories of the 1975 EEC Referendum

...Writing for British Influence, Robert Saunders says that the use of celebs was in a bid to offset the sense that the In campaign was pretty fusty: To its critics, 'Britain in Europe' reeked of privilege. It held press conferences in the Waldorf Astoria, was run by a career diplomat - Sir Con O'Neill - and was almost embarrassingly well-financed. Opponents argued that...
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