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Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...simple pair of binoculars. So as long as you know where to find the objects that you're interested in, there's always something fascinating to look at in the night sky. JO JARVIS: So let's go for it. Let's see what we can find in the night sky. During the course you will have the opportunity to use a powerful telescope located in Tenerife to take your own images of some...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...simple task, she draws on a wide range of knowledge. She knows what constitutes a healthy diet; having learned the importance of fruit and vegetables, and that eating too much fat can be bad for us. She also has learned what subject Grace dislikes at school and has wider knowledge about things like the Olympics. Angela has also developed some cooking skills, and has...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...simple (greyscale) astronomical image. The data are stored as an x, y grid, where each pixel has an associated brightness. Additional information, such as the astronomical coordinate system and details of when the observation was made, is typically stored within the image file as metadata. We need to employ careful methods to make measurements from images such as Figure 1...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...simple act of focussing upon the idea of social justice would alienate people from the outset. In seeking social justice they were all seeking something slightly different. Consequently, as these differences emerged, the practitioners recognised that they needed to explore concepts and language, as well as who was served by practices and why, and what the practices might...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...Code of Practice, London, The Stationary Office Department of Health. (2017) Care Act (2014) Statutory Guidance, London HM Government. Jones, R. (2014) Mental Capacity Act Manual, 6th ed., London, Sweet and Maxwell. Maclean, S., Shiner, M., Surtees, R. (2015) Social Care and the Law in Scotland Lichfield, Kirwin Maclean Associates Ltd. Patrick, H., Stavert, J. (2016)...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...simple video clips can be produced and used for online teaching purposes. This week we have a clip from a teacher named Sarah S. Her experiences reflect a few of the concepts we introduce this week and will discuss further in the weeks to come: SARAH: I want to tell you today about how I moved my teaching online. After completing several courses offered by the Open...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...simple deductions about antibiotic use and resistance patterns discuss the consequences of a future without antibiotics. Although this is an introductory course to antibiotic resistance, it assumes that you have a basic understanding of DNA and proteins. If you are unfamiliar with these concepts, you may want to try our free OpenLearn course What do genes do? or listen to...
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...simple dug out area on the stadion surface in most cases). Pentathlon competitors required a broad range of skills in order to suceed in all five events, as well as a combination of physical prowess and psychological strength and endurance, which appealed particularly to the Ancient Greek principle of kalokagathia. Jump The jump event (halma), was similar to our modern...