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Systems explained by Humberto Maturana
Money & Business

Systems explained by Humberto Maturana

...public conversation about ‘Biology, Love and Social Responsibility’ with the OU’s Professor Stephen Rose. We hope to be able to present on this site some recordings from these events in the future. 1. Humberto Maturana's understanding and use of the term 'System' Transcript 2. Distinctions between organisation and structure applied to a university Transcript 3. How...
The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Society, Politics & Law

The life and times of Cyril Lakin

...public with The OU’s research and aims to make academics’ work inspiring and accessible to communities in Wales. This supports institutional aims to make education open to all and supports wider OU work to build an informed, engaged and prosperous Wales. To keep up to date on our upcoming OpenTalks events, you can sign up to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook,...
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Education & Development

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...public or private and records your learning progress and achievements. There are no forums on OpenLearn courses but all learners with an account can do the following: leave a review for a course or comment on an article edit their OpenLearn profile You can find out more about how to make the most of OpenLearn and how to navigate the site on our About us page and in the...
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Revolutions of the Sixties
History & The Arts

Revolutions of the Sixties

...public imagination. You’ll consider how the resulting legislative changes helped to overturn a deeply entrenched system of racial segregation across the southern states of the USA, and question how successful this struggle for racial equality was. The four OpenLearn courses are adapted extracts from the Open University course A113 Revolutions. Use of racial language and...
Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub
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Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub

...public or private and records your learning progress and achievements. Learning carried out on OpenLearn won’t count towards any formal qualification, but sharing your certificates and badges with teachers, tutors, on applications and via social media is a great way to demonstrate your learning and interest in a subject – think college and university applications and...
Welcome to the OpenLearn Resources for Educators hub
Education & Development

Welcome to the OpenLearn Resources for Educators hub

...public or private and records your learning progress and achievements. There are no forums on OpenLearn courses but all learners with an account can do the following: leave a review for a course or comment on an article edit their OpenLearn profile You can find out more about how to make the most of OpenLearn and how to navigate the site on our About us page and in the...
How does OpenLearn deal with older content?
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?

...publication). Keeping it online is potentially creating a legal issue (e.g. expired copyright; potential libel). Keeping it online is potentially damaging to the OU brand/reputation. We have received a valid request to remove a piece of content. It requires technology to access that has become difficult for an average user to acquire (e.g. a piece of content requires...
Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band
History & The Arts

Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band

...public letter-writing campaign, many of which were published in the popular press. Laibach did not take heed. At the Novi Rock Festival in Ljubljana in 1982, Laibach took it up a notch with a spectacle that came to be characteristic of their concerts: a militant authoritarian performance, the lead singer playing the role of a dictator. Extreme noise, sirens, horns and...