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Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...Central to using any form of social media in your education is understanding the nature of relationships that form online. This is particularly important if the interactions you are having occur exclusively online where you never meet the people in person. The types of interactions we may have online can vary significantly. They can vary from friendships, where we feel a...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...central theme throughout. Every organisation, or project, needs to deliver value to their customers in order to achieve competitive advantage. When you are managing your organisation or project you need to understand which activities you undertake are especially important in creating that value and which are not. The value chain can help you analyse the strategic position...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...central to changes made in the criminal justice system. Bad People Blue Lips: Does good cop / bad cop actually work?...Week 4: Solving the case: References - Alison, E. and Alison, L. (2020) Rapport: The Four Ways to Read People, Penguin. Alison, L., Alison, E., Noone, G., Elntib, S. and Christiansen, P. (2013) ‘Why tough tactics fail and rapport gets results: Observing...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...central window, level 2 the middle window and level 3 the outer window. The user can build up a set of three words. The language used in this word wheel was derived from the feedback provided by Open University students during 2014 and 2015, so it provides a set of authentic student language showing what students value in their learning. Using these words enables the OU...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...central shaft to rotate. This in turn rotates a generator, which produces electrical power. Next, find out about the different fuels used...Week 2: Using nuclear energy: 2.1.4 Energy sources - Power stations use different resources to produce energy. Each method has environmental and technical issues associated with its use. Some sources of energy, such as nuclear and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Languages

Describing language

...central to knowing and using a language. When you say someone speaks Greek/Thai/Xhosa/etc., you expect that they will be able (if they also speak English!) to answer questions like: What is the Greek word for banana? What do Thai speakers call a rabbit? How do you say table in Xhosa? It’s obviously not enough just to know the nouns (in addition to carrot, elephant and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...central feature of Stephen Fry’s life. STEPHEN FRY Mood to me is like weather. If it’s raining it’s no good saying it isn’t raining – it is real, you know, that water is actually falling from the sky. It can take you by surprise because it can happen in a sort of crossover, a transitional phase of moods when you are actually quite up and you can’t really make...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...central dot is labelled n = 0. λ is the wavelength of the LASER and is measured in m. d is the separation between adjacent lines on the diffraction grating, again measured in m. θ is the angle of diffraction from the LASER pen to the individual dots. sin(θ) is the sine of the angle θ; this can be calculated by using the ‘sin’ button on your calculator. You will...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs