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We invented the weekend!
Money & Business

We invented the weekend!

...courses A free festival celebrating the invention of the weekendUp until the 19th century, everyone in the UK worked a six day week. Then in 1843, in Greater Manchester, workers’ rights activists launched a campaign to finish early on Saturdays. They won, and in doing so, invented the weekend – a gift to workers the world over! We’re marking this enormous...
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...courses – it can be hard to know where to begin. That’s where our Top 10s come in. These lists give you a real-time snapshot of what’s most popular right now on OpenLearn. Think of them as your shortcut to the hottest topics and most in-demand courses, chosen not by us but by the learners already exploring them. Whether you want to dip into a bite-sized activity or...
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The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...course to cover all renewables, and it supported educators at institutions in the UK and around the world, including in Europe, North America and Australia. It is also thought to be the first course to apply consistent methodologies to all the renewables and to cover resources, physics, technologies, environmental aspects and economics. A product of its time, it included...
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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a designer talks about developing and testing a new charger that turns kinetic energy into electricity. New Designs: Postmobile Design for a specific market: a new designer explains how he secured sponsorship from the Royal...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft
History & The Arts

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft

...German literature: it was on the introduction of Shakespeare into German by Lessing, and the translation of his works by Wieland and Schlegel, that the rapid burst of German literature was most intimately connected. It was not until the nineteenth century, whose speculative genius is a sort of living Hamlet, that the tragedy of Hamlet should find such wondering readers....
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Duchess of Malfi: Deconstructing the play
History & The Arts

Duchess of Malfi: Deconstructing the play

...course A230 Reading and studying literature... The Duchess of Malfi A brief introduction to the play. Understanding Webster’s text The cast discuss examine what the language means and why Webster chose to use those particular words. Interpreting Webster’s text for the stage An exploration of the different ways the text can be deciphered and translated for performance....
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Nursing collections hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nursing collections hub

A collection of free courses and resources for personal and professional development in the four fields of Nursing Practice.
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Social Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social Work Hub

A collection of free courses and resources for personal and professional development for social work practitioners and students.
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