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Parent and guardians: Your questions answered
Education & Development

Parent and guardians: Your questions answered

...changing step. Alexandra offers tips to encourage new students to integrate into the university community, from joining social media support groups, accessing additional support and selecting the right student halls. Tips for belonging and community One of the biggest concerns for parents and guardians is whether their young person will feel a sense of belonging when they...
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Video 5 mins
Life through a lens
History & The Arts

Life through a lens

...changed their view of the world through lenses, we see further and closer thanks to the power of this wonderful invention, could you imagine life without lenses?...You might be reading this now with your prescription glasses on: two lenses custom-made just for you. If you have perfect vision, you probably carry a tiny lens with you all the time in the form of your camera...
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Activity 10 mins
Partnerships: working across boundaries
Money & Business

Partnerships: working across boundaries

...change... Working across boundaries An introduction to this album’s content Regeneration How partnerships can bring in the essential finance needed for regeneration of Stoke-on-Trent Tourism How the City Council and Royal Doulton worked together to develop visitor services at the pottery. Neighbourhoods The way in which partnerships and collaborations can improve the...
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Audio 38 mins
The Four Generations of Computers
Science, Maths & Technology

The Four Generations of Computers

...changed throughout these years. Visiting locations such as The National Museum of Computing in Milton Keynes and The Centre for Computing History in Haverhill, we see an array of fascinating machines and learn about them along the way. This material forms part of The Open University course TU100 My digital life... Colossus: The World's First Electronic Computer A look at...
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Audio 16 mins
Evolution of human rights
History & The Arts

Evolution of human rights

...changed since they were first conceived? This audio collection examines the role the League of Nations and United Nations played in the implementation of this idea and both the pros and cons of assigning rights to individuals and to groups. This material forms part of the Open University course ‘A327 Europe 1914-1989 War, Peace Modernity’... End of the League of...
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Audio 15 mins
Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...change... Imagery and metaphor An introduction to this album. Engaging the imagination Ways of solving problems using the power of imagery and metaphor at work. Group metaphor development Employees start to map their metaphors for the companyís work. Storytelling warm-up Techniques for a group to make up a story together, a powerful technique for working on problematic...
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Audio 44 mins
Heritage, whose heritage?
History & The Arts

Heritage, whose heritage?

...heritage mean? A professor of cultural studies discusses how concepts of heritage have changed. Perceptions of heritage Comparisons between British and Afro-caribbean values and concepts of heritage. Save Britain's Heritage How architectural heritage is fundamental to a sense of nationhood and identity and why it's vital to preserve it, according to campaign group Save....
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Audio 1 hr 7 mins
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...change across space and/or time, which allows us to make comparisons across them. Typically, we might compare measures made at different locations at the same time, or at different times for the same location. When investigating particular sorts of development, we can use indicators to help us keep track of how particular concepts or ideas we associate with different...
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Video 45 mins