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School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...course, you should be able to: open up and ‘map’ geography and the ways the subject is understood (and sometimes misunderstood) examine ways in which the subject is under pressure – especially with regard to the ‘chasm’ that is said to exist between university and school geography establish reasons why the subject is important in relation to topical debates...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...course. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Assessment in secondary geography: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate what it means to make progress in geography outline a framework for assessing progress in geography outline the differences ......
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...a Penguin Company; Figure 5 Willmer, P. et al. (2000) Environmental Physiology of Animals, Blackwell Publishers Ltd. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A234 Understanding music....Listening for form in popular music: Introduction - This free course, Listening for form in popular music, explores form, or how music is organised in time. You will study the form of several popular songs, including ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Suspicious Minds’, ‘Midnight Special’ and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course Y031 Arts and languages Access module....The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK: Introduction - Popular protests can be about all sorts of issues, from opposition to a war, to action on world poverty, to protest against damage to the environment. But perhaps the ultimate form of popular protest is...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Crime fiction in French: le polar français
Languages

Crime fiction in French: le polar français

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L332 French Studies 3: language and culture of the French-speaking world Most of the material in this course is in French. The language level is Advanced, equivalent to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages....Crime fiction in French: le polar français: Introduction - This course ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...course explores how you can make change politically and socially, giving essential background information to get started, examples of inspiring changemakers, advice on how to have an impact both within and outside of traditional UK parliamentary politics, and the qualities needed to succeed...This course is also available in English and Welsh. Tha iomadh èiginn mu...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...Open University, discusses what you have learned so far in this course and then introduces some of the ideas and examples explored in Week 2. Interactions DR. MICHAEL GILLMAN There are two main ways of defining what we mean by an ecosystem. Some people talk of organisms that share similar conditions. But a more useful definition is to talk about how organisms interact,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs