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Study skills: one-minute tips
Education & Development

Study skills: one-minute tips

Check out our series of one-minute animations exploring revision tips, beating procrastination, what’s involved in a remote exam and other study skills...Find out more about The Open University's BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree.
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Video 5 mins
Social housing and working class heritage
History & The Arts

Social housing and working class heritage

...Open University; and Alan Powers, Professor in Architecture and Cultural History at the University of Greenwich. This material forms part of The Open University Course AD281 Understanding global heritage... Social housing and working class heritage An introduction to this album. Social housing: winners and losers Iconic status or demolition? Social housing estates have...
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Audio 1 hr 30 mins
A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...opener about the state of the weather is invariably followed by the comment that it wasn’t predicted correctly. Yet anecdotal evidence is misleading. The “skill” of a weather forecast is determined by measuring the correlation between a forecast weather map and what actually happened. This can be judged against the skill of a forecast based on statistical summaries...
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Carnival and the performance of heritage
History & The Arts

Carnival and the performance of heritage

...Open University; Hakim Adi, Reader in the History of Africa and the African Diaspora at Middlesex University; and Ruth Tompsett, Visiting Lecturer in Carnival Studies at Middlesex University. This material forms part of The Open University Course AD281 Understanding global heritage... Carnival and the performance of heritage An introduction to this album. Notting Hill...
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Audio 1 hr 48 mins
International Adoption
Health, Sports & Psychology

International Adoption

...University Professor Monica Dowling looks at the effects of globalisation and the differences between 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' research and information in adoption... International Adoption Open University Professor Monica Dowling looks at the effects of globalisation and the differences between 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' research and information in...
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Video 2 mins
Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...open to and accepting of myself, others, life etc. Adventure be adventurous: actively seek, create, or explore novel or stimulating experiences Assertiveness respectfully stand up for my rights and request what I want Authenticity be authentic, genuine, real; be true to myself Beauty appreciate, create, nurture or cultivate beauty in myself, others, the environment etc....
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Article 10 mins
Skills for work
Education & Development

Skills for work

...education. They align to national levels 4/5 - (1st year undergraduate study). Each course is digitally badged, allowing the learner to earn and achieve recognition for their skills. Learners report a high level of satisfaction (95%) with the courses and over 85% of learners say they will share their achievements with their employers. Also featured in this selection is a...
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Article 5 mins
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...education, and there is lousy online distance education. What should our goal be as we all consider opening ourselves up in digital spaces? Quite simply, as it always should have been. It has to be about great teaching. But if those students have never known a world without digital being part of their life, then shame on us if we think we can sit still, put our head in...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs