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A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...adaptation of this idea to regions has several different sources which may help explain its appeal. In part, the ‘Europe of the Regions’ model was developed as an ideology of EU integration and legitimation. Its rhetoric served to overcome, minimise or obscure some of the problems involved in creating the SEM after 1986, and later Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...adapted extract from the Open University course A344 Art and its global histories...Art and the Mexican Revolution: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: situate a key example of Mexican muralism within the post-revolutionary context in which it was made explore recent debates around the interpretation of Mexican muralism examine the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...adaptation and evolution is ‘interesting and awe inspiring’ for young students. See for example http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=2027. Photo: © Emma Craib Figure 3 As the weeks unfold, the students take care of and study the roaches in their own classroom community. Caswell starts with an introductory lesson to inspect the live...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...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 This free course is adapted from a former Open University course called 'Molecules, medicines and drugs (SK185)'....
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...adapted extract from the Open University course B615 The professional certificate in management ...Human resources: recruitment and selection: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: list the skills and knowledge needed to conduct full and fair recruitment and selection undertake full and fair recruitment and selection systematically...Human...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...adaptability of human beings means that we can be found in all sorts of environments from the poles to the equator. As we have seen, all living things shape – and are shaped by – the physical environments that they inhabit. But no other species has our capacity to alter the world around it, to maximise the exploitation of its resources. And our influence is now...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Writing what you know
History & The Arts

Writing what you know

...adapted extract from the Open University course A215 Creative writing...Writing what you know: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate the notion of ‘write what you know’ write ‘blind’ descriptions of known objects and note new observations have an enhanced ability to list sensory perceptions write short texts about a...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...et al. (1996) argue in favour of presenting learning strategies in a meaningful way within a communicative context for language learning. On the other hand, Dörnyei (2005, p. 174) has pointed out the advantages of explicit learning strategy instruction, as it not only raises learners’ awareness about language learning strategies, but also offers a wide menu of...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs