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In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...Open University’s observatory in Mallorca – weather permitting! In Week 4, you will consider how planets and planetary systems formed and find out about our place in the Universe. You’ll also find out about exoplanets and consider whether other stars have planets like ours. Glossary A glossary has been provided for this course. We encourage you to look at it now and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
History & The Arts

Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?

...opened the same weekend in the summer. For instance, in 2008 another Nolan film, Batman thriller The Dark Knight, appeared in cinemas on the same day as ABBA musical Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd). However, Barbenheimer has captured public imagination in a big way. On platforms such as Twitter and Instagram, people have created visual jokes riffing on the contrasting...
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Article 5 mins
Housing beyond borders
Society, Politics & Law

Housing beyond borders

...Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. As we are so often told, we are now living in a globalised world. Certainly, cities are increasingly being reinvented and promoted as intense, powerful hubs of activity and interaction in a globally, interconnected world. From the movement of people and goods through to the circulation of money, knowledge and...
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Article 5 mins
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. Who are nursing associates? Firstly, and most importantly, nursing associates (NAs) should not be viewed as a ‘cheap nurse’ – they bring essential knowledge and skills to a healthcare team. When valued and deployed effectively, they facilitate high quality patient care. The nursing associate (NA)...
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Article 5 mins
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...Open University in Wales. The event was also made possible by the British Psychological Society. Read more about the speakers and their presentations below. Keynote lecture: Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debate [Yr Athro / Professor Sarah Crafter] Professor Sarah Crafter Professor of Cultural-Developmental...
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Video 2 hrs
I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 2
Nature & Environment

I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 2

...source of the problem and meets Erazmo, a mine owner who has spent 30 years trying to strike it lucky. The harsh working conditions and 16 hours shifts are brutal reminders to Charlie that both the rainforest and its inhabitants pay a high price for the bullion propping up the world banking system. Clip: The deadly process of illegal gold mining Clip: Meet the giant otters...
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Video 10 mins
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...Open University course A327 Europe 1914-1989: war, peace, modernity...Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand ‘modernisation’, ‘modernity’ and ‘modernism’ and how they relate to each other understand modernity in interwar Europe understand the main historical debates...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you will be able to: understand the differences between tutoring and mentoring in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) consider the similarities and differences between tutoring and mentoring pedagogy...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs