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National Storytelling Week
History & The Arts

National Storytelling Week

...free resources for National Storytelling Week...Find out more about The Open University's Creative Writing qualifications. Once upon a time, there was a week dedicated to storytelling, it was called National Storytelling Week ... During this week, your quest is to delve through the wealth of content provided here on OpenLearn on all things to do with stories. Got an idea...
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Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn
Languages

Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn

...course...With its fantastic heritage and lush landscapes, Wales is one of the most culturally rich countries with an ancient language that is still important today. For example, did you know during the Balkans, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers communicated in Welsh to avoid their plans being overheard? Or perhaps you were unaware that one of the 55 languages sent out to greet...
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Could you be a code breaker?
Science, Maths & Technology

Could you be a code breaker?

...courses and qualifications Code Break is an interactive Web app consisting of three ciphers: Pigpen, Caesar and simple substitution (solved by frequency analysis). Earn stars for each challenge, and learn about code-breaking through the ages by playing our interactive ‘Could you be a code breaker?’ [Front image capture for the game 'CODE BREAK'] Click on the image...
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OpenLearn supports Get Online Week
Education & Development

OpenLearn supports Get Online Week

...free resources, perfect for those with limited online access. The subjects have been selected to support Get Online Week’s key themes for 2023, and all OpenLearn course materials can be downloaded and accessed offline, if online access is difficult. Further information is available here on our FAQ page, under the heading 'What alternative formats are available?' We are...
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Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub
Get Started

Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub

...courses and interactives hand-picked for you, we’re confident there will something that will meet your needs. Everything on this hub (and on OpenLearn) is free to use, and we would also encourage it to be used inside the classroom too! Anyone can study an OpenLearn course, read an article or watch a video without creating an account. However, to have your learning...
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15 minutes on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

15 minutes on Mars

...Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. [AstrobiologyOU logo]This article is part of the Astrobiology Collection on OpenLearn. This collection of free articles, interactives, videos and courses provides insights into research that investigates the possibilities of life beyond the Earth and the ethical and governance implications of this....
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What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...free resources - articles, videos, audios, timelines and courses - that explore the themes of race, racism and ethnicity across the core faculty areas within The Open University. The hub has drawn on existing content already on OpenLearn, but also includes newly commissioned content created specifically for the hub. The content has been created by experts across (and...
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9/11: Attack on the Wires
Science, Maths & Technology

9/11: Attack on the Wires

...course of the day they handled in excess of 400 million calls as people in America, and all over the world tried to contact friends and family in New York. This collection gives a snapshot of how the communications company dealt with the unprecedented technological challenges by using techniques such as call gapping to help free up other services... The AT and T Network...
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