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Now live: Could we control our climate?
Science, Maths & Technology

Now live: Could we control our climate?

...managing climate risks using incomplete evidence; and the influence of competing priorities and values. By considering exactly what we want for our planet's climate, and what we would be willing to sacrifice to get there, climate engineering has the potential to aid us in our search for solutions. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook for more updates on courses coming up!...
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Article 5 mins
EPQs: why give a presentation?
Education & Development

EPQs: why give a presentation?

...Introduction 800 15 Research review 1800 30 Discussion / development / analysis 2700 45 Conclusion 500 10 If you divide the time up in the same proportions, for a presentation of ten minutes this works out as approximately: [Fig 3 - Structuring a presentation]Figure 6 Structuring a presentationShow descriptionA pie chart showing approximate division of time for a ten...
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Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...Introduction - ¡Bienvenido/a a semana 2! Welcome to Week 2! [Described image] Your study this week will include the vocabulary and expressions used for formal and informal phone calls. Remember to keep a record of your learning using a simple paper notebook (or whatever suits you best). It is important that you keep track of your learning, so that the key points are...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...Introduction - This course takes one aspect of the debate concerning the new economy – innovation in the form of the introduction of information and communication technologies – and places it in the historical context of industrial revolutions. Is the new economy really new or ‘just another’ industrial revolution? This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...Introduction - Since around 1990 China’s growth has seen the country transform itself. Watch the following video with course author and OU academic Giles Mohan. GILES MOHAN This course is all about how Africa can get the most out of the natural resources that it produces. In this case, we're really looking at oil and what linkages you can develop from that oil that can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation − which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships

...management. This is a companion course to Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities...Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships, is a free course that introduces you to the diagramming techniques of Influence diagrams, Multiple Cause Diagrams and Cognitive Maps. Using a case study project based in Africa, this unit illustrates the powerful use of...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...Introduction - Welcome to Session 1 of this free course which aims to build your confidence in getting involved when using online learning forums. In this, the first of four study sessions, you will start to consider how you feel about using online learning forums – no matter whether you already have experience of using them. You’ll consider whether you feel – or...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs