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Science, Maths & Technology

Get your FREE human body augmented reality postcards

...OU experts to be posted to you. Follow this link to request a poster online. 2. Download the Zappar app on your smartphone. Use the links to download here App Store, Google Play or search in your download store for Zappar. 3. Scan the image Once you’ve got the app and the print out, open the Zappar app and point the camera at the print out to scan. Follow the...
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Activity 10 mins
Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership
Money & Business

Free Course: An Introduction to Public Leadership

...OU account to track your progress and gain recognition for your learning. - Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch with what's new in the world of free courses and other free educational material produced by The Open University. Take your learning further with our free resources on leadership Videos on leadership Articles on leadership Interactives on leadership...
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Article 1 hr
Plastic planet
Nature & Environment

Plastic planet

...with plastic waste] Plastic peril The scale of the problem we're facing. Plastics Watch on the BBC Turning the tide Different approaches, different futures. Why plastic? Why has the world become so dependent on plastics? Our video explains the value of plastic - and try a free course exploring the design and manufacturing processes which create our world....
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Article 5 mins
Ocean explorer
Nature & Environment

Ocean explorer

...become an oceanographer. Explore ocean depths, currents, temperatures and find out more about the future of our oceans. ...This content is associated with The Open University's Environment courses and qualifications. Click here to launch the game now. [Launch image for Ocean Explorer game.] Select the image above to begin. Instructions For best results, use a modern web...
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Activity 20 mins
Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...becomes a customs official and expects Adolf to follow a career into the civil service. Hitler’s mother, Klara, is of a more compassionate nature, adoring and indulging her son. At the age of six Adolf attends school and, while clearly intelligent, he is uninterested in formal education, eventually leaving with a poor educational record of achievement. The death of his...
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Article 15 mins
Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP
Education & Development

Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP

...OU in Scotland’s Young Applicants in Schools Scheme (YASS) which offers senior phase pupils at Scottish schools the chance to study first-year university level modules while still at school. [Reporter Becca Cooper gets the inside scoop from the Brazilian and Swedish delegations at Culloden Academy.] Reporter Becca Cooper gets the inside scoop from the Brazilian and...
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Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees

...Students studying more than one subject (or discipline) have a unique opportunity to readdress those subjects and their approaches. I believe that multi-subject students are able to take ‘knowledge’ from one subject area and apply or compare it to another. Multi-subject students should always question how the knowledge has been created and how this can vary between...
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Second-order differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Second-order differential equations

...students studying physical sciences, engineering, mathematics and economics. The course is designed to teach ‘pencil and paper’ techniques that are at the core of applying mathematics. Students are expected to be familiar with standard mathematical notation and with elementary functions such as sines, cosines, logarithms and exponentials. Familiarity with algebra,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs