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Badminton: Fitness and Training
Health, Sports & Psychology

Badminton: Fitness and Training

...Open University course E217 Sport and conditioning science into practice... Fitness Demands of Badminton What is required in order to train an athlete to a particular fitness level? This video looks at the physical demands of playing badminton. Resistance Training A look at the various types of weights exercises used to develop the specific muscles needed in badminton....
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Video 16 mins
Imagining Scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Imagining Scientists

...The Open University's Dr Richard Holliman reflects on the findings of a research project called 'Invisible Witnesses' to explore these questions. In so doing he considers some of the implications of the 1950s stereotype for how scientists are perceived in the public sphere... Imagining Scientists Looking at the 'mad scientist' stereotype and comparing it with reality....
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Audio 13 mins
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...Open University courses T213 Energy and sustainability and T313 Renewable energy. It should take about 10 hours study time. You will need a calculator handy (perhaps within your computer) to answer some of the course questions...Energy in buildings: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the main ways in which a house loses heat...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. You can manage and download your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition you can download and print your OpenLearn...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The History of English in Ten Minutes
Languages

The History of English in Ten Minutes

...sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet. Bursting with fascinating facts, the series looks at how English grew from a small tongue into a major global language before reflecting on the future of English in the 21st century... Anglo-Saxon A look at what words the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings bought to the...
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Audio 12 mins
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...Open University course DE200 Investigating psychology 2...Making sense of ourselves: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain some of the key aspects of prejudice and how and why they are important describe basic elements in the study of the psychology of personal relationships such as love and friendship understand how visual...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...Open University course Y031 Arts and languages Access module....The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK: Introduction - Popular protests can be about all sorts of issues, from opposition to a war, to action on world poverty, to protest against damage to the environment. But perhaps the ultimate form of popular protest is that against exclusion from democratic...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. In these two sided charts, the x-axis is used to show a positive count in both directions. As before, the vertical y-axis depicts the different age bands. However, this time the horizontal x-axis is split into two components. On the...
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Video 30 mins