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Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...writing about the Classical world needs to make various choices concerning consistency in defining dates, spelling and use of names. Here’s some guidance from the OU 219 Course Team...Who, where and when: getting to know Classical terms This first introductory article provides a brief overview to help people who may not be familiar with studying the Classical world feel...
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Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year

...write and pronounce basic Chinese words to celebrate Chinese New Year?...According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, we enter the Year of the Ox on 12 February 2021. Because of its role in agriculture, the Ox is a valued animal in Chinese culture. Characteristics, such as being hardworking, diligent, dependable, honest and strong are attributed to the Ox. Each Chinese Lunar...
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Article 5 mins
What are Mintzberg’s five components of an organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What are Mintzberg’s five components of an organisation? The one-minute guide

...in 1979, Henry Mintzberg identified five components to answer the question 'what is an organisation?'...Find out more about Business and Management degrees a The Open University [Some people doing vaguely business-related things] These are clearly stock image people. What would it take to make them an organisation? Henry Mintzberg, writing in The Structure of...
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The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn

...writing task, describing a doppelganger Part 2: The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries The second part of our resource looks at Irish Gothic in modern works of art. It will help you see how Gothic themes work in modern stories, plays and films. In Part 2, you will Look for the uncanny in domestic settings of literary works Find out about historical...
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Article 5 mins
OpenLearn Live: 2018 World Cup Special
Health, Sports & Psychology

OpenLearn Live: 2018 World Cup Special

...writing 'HOME' on a big piece of cardboard and standing hopefully at the side of road with its thumb out, fight the big match nerves with some calming insights into the world of soccer...[Vladimir Putin holds the World Cup] The Jules Rimet trophy is presented to the winner of the FIFA World Cup New for 2018 A line-up of articles fresh for this year's tournament -...
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Happy Birthday Harry Potter!
Miscellaneous

Happy Birthday Harry Potter!

...pal Ron Weasley did on his 17th birthday, you can dig into our range of magical resources. We've got articles on the a range of exciting themes, spells and observances in Harry Potter, a piece on the use of magical creatures in children's novels as well as free writing courses to help you pen a brilliant story - all allowing you to learn in a fun manner for free. Always....
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Article 5 mins
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...writing and develop your understanding of the challenges of demonstrating critical awareness of a subject area. It will also help you to communicate original ideas or a new perspective clearly and within coherent structures, making use of appropriate scholarly and research literature. You will explore the need to draw on theories, models, frameworks and evidence to...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...writings about inquiry can be seen to underpin many models of reflective practice and action research cycles, which are widely used throughout education. But, in this cycle of reflect-inquiry-reflect, the focus of inquiry tends to foreground what could have gone better, or what was not achieved, rather than what went well, and what we could build on. This course will help...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs