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Design is open
Science, Maths & Technology

Design is open

...world and the roles designers play is changing...Find out more about The Open University's Design courses and qualifications. Design is a dynamic profession. Today, design skills are needed not only in traditional design domains, but also across a variety of non-design domains and sectors, to help put creativity into action and address social and environmental challenges....
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Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...world and policymakers, governments, consumers and everybody else would act perfectly in concert and in unison to manage down to a 450 PPM level – RH: In other words if climate change were the only factor or the predominant factor here? BVB: Yes, and if we would have no other constraints, what would CO2 emissions have to look like? This is how they would have to look...
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The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...world role has shrunk” (Altbach, 2004, p. 10). Within the context of OER more broadly, Hodgkinson-Williams and Trotter (2018) advocate for the integration of Indigenous knowledge and local languages to ensure cultural relevance and address historical imbalances in educational content. What we’ve done Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, triggered an exodus...
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A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...world. It explores the process of religious renewal, looking at the development of Wicca, the prototypical form of modern Paganism. Originally presented as a Goddess religion of great antiquity, which had survived the Roman invasion and Church persecution, Wicca is in fact best seen as a new religion, clearly belonging to an age in which sexual norms, gender roles and...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...world. Reading can also make a significant contribution to the wellbeing of every individual and society as a whole. The advantages, however, of being a keen reader go far beyond educational attainment and functioning in society; as the International Literacy Association (ILA) states: Teaching children to read opens up a world of possibilities for them. It builds their...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?
History & The Arts

Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?

...world, and wonders if we'd not all be better off with something more directly supportive...It’s currently a hot topic among animation circles, and especially their cousins in the VFX industry. Yes, government subsidies are contentious no matter what side of the debate you’re on. Those for, argue that they retain jobs and industries in countries (or regions) that would...
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Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...World Atlas of Languages Structures) and that languages are not neutral, both shaping people’s responses to them. Sayings and proverbs embody teachings, values and lessons distilled through time, within and across cultures. Some of them are widely shared, while others reflect specificities of a time and place. The Soundshapes experience culminated in the presentation of...
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Article 15 mins
James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision

...World. He also directed a feature-length wildlife drama, Meerkats (2009). He is a keen scuba diver and photographer and has also made a series of documentaries with world champion freediver, Tanya Streeter. More recently, from 2009 - 2013 he was Series Producer for the BBC’s landmark series Africa which was narrated by Sir David Attenborough and aired in 2013....
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