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Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...de l’Egypte, initially in ten volumes accompanied by 900 engraved illustrations, between 1809 and 1828. These brought a comprehensive and accurate visual survey of Egyptian temples, tombs and their sculpted and painted decorations before the European public for the first time. A second key development was the Egyptian hieroglyphic script being deciphered by the French...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...types of attack, look at what lessons can be learnt from major incidents and consider what security measures you should apply to protect yourself. To help you to follow the case studies, the same framework has been adopted to analyse and explain each attack. Each case study will answer the questions: What was the attack? How did it work? Who were the attackers? What...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture
History & The Arts

Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture

...de Santiago de Compostela in Spain, for reasons other than seeking redemption or specifically religious benefits. But music and pilgrimage routes are also carefully designed and presented for the benefit of religious people. In these and similar experiences, religion and culture inform each other...Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture: 2 Either/or or...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Technology, innovation and management
Money & Business

Technology, innovation and management

...types of innovation, innovators and innovation settings understand the nature and extent of technological change and innovation critically assess and explain key current issues in our understanding of innovation as a field of study...Technology, innovation and management: 1 Introducing technology, innovation and management - Many of us would probably accept that...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary

...phrases there is often a supernatural theme Though contemporaries like W.B. Yeats praised O’Leary for having a simple, natural style it is clear she is artfully drawing on the literary conventions of the ballad tradition. Identify some examples of the features listed above in the ‘Legend’ to explore how O’Leary does this. There are many examples you might have...
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Article 5 mins
One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...phrases you could use to reframe these labels, focusing on highlighting learners’ strengths, potential, and unique contributions instead of emphasising deficits. How might these changes promote a more inclusive learning environment? Creating inclusive learning environments In light of there being an individual and a social approach to inclusion, what then does it...
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Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...types. Natural water is not just H2O: all natural waters contain dissolved and suspended substances - seawater is an obvious example of water containing dissolved salts, but freshwater does also, although at a far lower concentration. Water pollution is defined as a change in the quality of the water due to human activity that makes the water less suitable for use than it...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...type of enterprise. If by reason of the height of the banks or the strength of the place and its position, it is impossible when besieging a place, to avail oneself of the plan of bombardment, I have methods for destroying every rock or other fortress, even if it were founded on rock. I have kinds of mortar; most convenient and easy to carry; and with these I can fling...
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Article 30 mins