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An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
Education & Development

An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language

...Open University Students Association has created a series of video tutorials to introduce British Sign Language...Find out more about The Open University's Combined Studies qualifications [British Sign Language introduction] There are around 125,000 deaf adults in the UK who use British Sign Language (BSL), along with an estimated 20,000 children. Reports of sign language...
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Video 20 mins
Art and architecture
History & The Arts

Art and architecture

...Open University course A216 Art and its histories... Art and architecture A short introduction to this album. The pyramid at the Louvre Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre. English Philistines, French Sophisticates How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection. Subversive classicism How French...
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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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Article 5 mins
World Heart Day 2016
Miscellaneous

World Heart Day 2016

...courses and activities concerning the heart...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing qualifications. World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million...
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Diorite
Science, Maths & Technology

Diorite

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Diorite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock. It contains large interlocking, randomly oriented crystals. It is a dark coloured rock, usually medium to dark grey, containing many mafic crystals. Mostly it looks like dark coloured granite. [Diorite] How was it formed? Diorite formed deep within the Earth’s crust...
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Article 5 mins
Could you be a code breaker?
Science, Maths & Technology

Could you be a code breaker?

...Open University's Mathematics 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...
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Activity 15 mins
Molecular Science: Spectrometry
Science, Maths & Technology

Molecular Science: Spectrometry

...and mass spectrometry. This material is taken from The Open University course S205 The molecular world... Molecular Science: Spectrometry A short introduction to this album. Infra-red Spectrometry Preparing samples for infra-red spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Preparing samples for 1H and 13C nmr spectroscopy Mass Spectrometry Analysis by mass spectrometry...
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Audio 11 mins
Getting your Bearings
Science, Maths & Technology

Getting your Bearings

...course MU120 Open mathematics... Getting your Bearings A short introduction to this album. Ordnance survey maps Learn how ordinance survey maps are accurately produced and quality controlled. Contour lines Three walkers begin a field trip navigating a route in the peak district. Taking a bearing Discover how to get your bearings with a compass and a map. A saddle point...
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Audio 27 mins