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Archwiliwch OpenLearn gan y Brifysgol Agored
Miscellaneous

Archwiliwch OpenLearn gan y Brifysgol Agored

...OU ysbrydoledig a chael eich cyffroi gan yr hyn sy’n bosib wrth i chi gymryd y cam nesaf wedi ysgol neu goleg...Chwyddwydr - ein dewisiadau gorau Meddwl am eich camau nesaf? Archwiliwch bum pwnc poblogaidd a chymerwch olwg ar ein tri chwrs blasu poblogaidd ar gyfer bob un ar OpenLearn, gan y Brifysgol Agored. Yn dilyn hynny, beth am blymio’n ddyfnach i bob maes pwnc...
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Article 5 mins
Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...OU, the University of Exeter and Arvon and a rare opportunity for deep, sustained CPD in the teaching of writing. The project, which involves teacher residentials at Lumb Bank (Ted Hughes’ old home) and CPD days, focuses both on writing standards and children’s motivation and engagement as creative and effective writers. Whilst the recruitment process has been hard...
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The distance between us
History & The Arts

The distance between us

...becoming rare. Instead, direct experiences tend to be mediated, for instance in zoos or with companion animals: ‘relationships in which the animals are often bred to be highly interactive, and even dependent on us’ (2018, p.71). These mediated experiences instantiate a distance between humans and nonhuman others, a distance which is exacerbated by ‘distorted’...
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Article 5 mins
Mizuki Shigeru: An appreciation
History & The Arts

Mizuki Shigeru: An appreciation

...become a best-selling author, publishing hundreds of books. Thanks to the inspiration of Non Non Ba and other sources, Mizuki Shigeru drew rich depictions of traditional Japanese yokai. However, Mizuki was careful to pay attention to and record the unique traditions of everyday Japanese people from typically obscure parts of Japan. While Mizuki started out as an...
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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...students find this lack of a clear chronology very frustrating. You may be interested in looking at Eusebius of Caesarea’s chronicle (c.311 AD), translated c.380 AD by Jerome, which forms a very early attempt to synchronise events to provide an absolute timeline. Another source for Greek chronology is the Parian Marble (Parian Chronicle or Marmor Parium), held at the...
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Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...OU Framework. Playing and team sports, communication is a really, really big one, being able to work alongside sort of 10, 11 other players at the same time, and obviously, all work towards the same goal, whether that’s in matches or training or in team talks. So communication is a huge part, collaboration as well. Again, being able to work with lots of different people...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...students, currently studying with The Open University - http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content 2. Enjoyed this? Find out more about this topic or browse all our free course materials on OpenLearn - http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ 3. Outside the UK? We have students in over a hundred countries studying online qualifications - http://www.openuniversity.edu/ -...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...becoming an empire’ (Nicolet, 1991, p. 1). Although this may sound like a riddle it is simply explained by the fact that Rome had territory under its control from the third century BC, long before its republican system of government ended and the empire started with Augustus. During the later stage of the republic this territory continued to grow, through conquest or...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs