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En rumbo: intermediate Spanish
Languages

En rumbo: intermediate Spanish

...de En Rumbo, el curso de español de nivel intermedio de la Open University. Personal information part 1 We’re going to listen to street interviews with eight people from different parts of the world giving basic personal information. Personal information part 2 Here are three examples of people introducing themselves and giving basic personal information. What are...
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Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein

...maths, travel, music, civil rights Dislikes: injustice, rote learning Age: 146 Personality traits: extremely intelligent, motivated and logical A bit about me: I have always been an inquisitive person – I remember when my father gifted me a compass as a boy, and I marvelled at what must be moving the needle – I did not just simply see the empty space others gazed...
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Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...maths easier, find out how these attempts have changed through time. Explaining scientific notation Find out how to write very big or very small numbers, and why it’s useful for communicating your results. Explaining negative numbers Negative numbers can seem hard to understand, but looking at different temperatures around the world shows that it's not that difficult....
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Video 49 mins
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...maths? Conquer your fears with our most popular badged open course, Succeed with Maths. Our most popular article (almost every year) is a timeline on the rise and fall of Hitler. Our Facebook followers love our free course Forensic Psychology – it’s their favourite… While the Twittersphere seizes the day (carpe diem) by engaging most with our Getting Started in...
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What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...maths across many industries, so improving in this area may be an advantage in selection for jobs that involve an understanding of numerical information - see how to improve your everyday maths for free here. Abstract/inductive/diagrammatic reasoning assesses ability to learn new things quickly, plus spatial abilities, by identifying a set of rules and applying them to a...
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Article 10 mins
53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...maths? Conquer your fears with our most popular badged open course, Succeed with Maths. Our most popular article (almost every year) is a timeline on the rise and fall of Hitler. Our Facebook followers love our free course Forensic Psychology – it’s their favourite… While the Twittersphere seizes the day (carpe diem) by engaging most with our Getting Started in...
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Article 20 mins
Speak in colours!
Languages

Speak in colours!

...des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas’ (‘each to their own’). Whilst this expression suggests that we should never quibble over colours, chromatic terms can nonetheless provide a rich source of discussion for language learners who want to extend their knowledge of idiomatic expressions in the target language. Indeed, there are many descriptions and...
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Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...De Henau, Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, presents research showing that greater public investment in care can complement other urgent policy objectives...This content is associated with The Open University's Economics courses and qualifications. Care needs to keep growing, for early years and for middle and later life. Users, providers and...
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