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Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...English prison. Originally drawn in the late 1700s by Francis Wheatley. Note the squalor of the prison, the lack of separation between men and women, and the presence of children, imprisoned with their mothers. Howard’s work was extremely influential and informed a raft of legislation which encouraged local authorities to reform their prisons. Between 1780 and 1799,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...English painter John Everett Millais’s Spring (Apple Blossoms). Millais still follow tradition in associating the season with young girls – by contrast, the French painter Camille Pissarro omitted any human presence from his painting of trees in blossom in the town of Pontoise, while Vincent Van Gogh’s painting of almond blossom eliminates everything but branches...
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Video 15 mins
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...everyday life people rarely gain access to one another’s perspectives in anything like a full way, and that a distinctive purpose of research is to achieve this; and thereby to produce much better explanations for people’s behaviour than the more superficial ones we are usually forced to rely on as practical actors in the world. Indeed, very often from this point of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...everyday applications in telecommunications: GPS clocks need to be this accurate in order to measure a position with precision, while many applications of the internet require high-accuracy time standards. Mass For mass, the system is slightly odd, as it’s the only one to already include a Greek prefix in the name of the base unit, the kilogram. It is also the only one...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...everyday life. For example, international trade influences what we can buy, while international policies affect travel and job opportunities. These global decisions often begin with governments, but influence individuals and communities worldwide. Activity 1 Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Record some initial thoughts on what you think international relations means/covers....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...English-speaking user). We will denote by Char the set of characters appearing in Table 2. We will call the codes in the table the ASCII codes of the characters. The original ASCII set (developed by ANSI, the American National Standards Institute) was finalised in 1968, and provides a basic (but by no means complete) character set for English. With the development of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy and research. What makes the Open Centre different? The OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...English Literature and Creative Writing MA Creative Writing Part 1 MA Creative Writing Part 2 If you identify as being from a Black background, you could be eligible to study our MA in Creative Writing for free: Open Futures – Creative Writing Scholarship. Tell us what you think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs