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Welsh history and its sources
History & The Arts

Welsh history and its sources

...Introduction - This course is a teaching and learning resource for anyone interested in Welsh history. It contains study materials, links to some of the most important institutions that contribute to our understanding of the history of Wales, and a pool of resources that can help you understand Welsh history and the way it is studied. This OpenLearn course is an adapted...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...introduction to music and sound recording in the creative industries and offers some guidance about making your own recordings. Many of the processes that have been developed and the issues that have been raised in the first 150 years of recording are still relevant today, and a solid grounding in them will help you understand the wide range of recording techniques...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...introduction of juryless trials, sexual assault cases are likely to remain difficult to prosecute, and conviction rates may not improve significantly. Nevertheless, the proposed changes are an important step forward in the ongoing fight for justice for victims of sexual assault. It is also worth noting that the proposed changes to the Scottish legal system are not without...
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Article 5 mins
Challenge: Make paper and ink
Science, Maths & Technology

Challenge: Make paper and ink

...Introduction and Guide by Brian Capon, B.T. Batsford 1992; ISBN: 0713472529 (A good general text on how plants function) A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America: (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru): With Supplementary Notes) by Alwyn H. Gentry and Adrian B. Forsyth, University of Chicago Press1996; ISBN: 0226289443 (An excellent resource...
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Video 15 mins
Ashura
History & The Arts

Ashura

...If you are interested in this topic and want to learn more about Shi’a Islam, you might want to consider the Open University module Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences. If you are interested in diversity and difference in Islam, you could look at Chapter 6, 'Diversity' in Islam A New Historical Introduction, by Carole Hillenbrand (2015)....
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Article 5 mins
What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?
History & The Arts

What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?

...Introduction à l’histoire du Buddhisme indien (1844), and Hermann Oldenberg’s Buddha: Sein Leben, seine Lehre, seine Gemeinde (1881). Over the course of the nineteenth century, the European portrayal of Buddhism underwent a profound metamorphosis: from a form of idolatry practiced by pagans, to a religion, and a world religion, finally to something beyond the...
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Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
History & The Arts

Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music

...needn't be an onerous task. Further Reading Music: an Appreciation Roger Kamien, McGraw-Hill Education What to Listen for in Jazz Barry Kernfield, Yale University Press. The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening Joseph Machlis and Kristine Forney, W W Norton & Co Ltd. Classical Music Edited by Joe Staines, Rough Guides. Discover more music content...
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Article 10 mins
Free tech tools to help you study
Digital & Computing

Free tech tools to help you study

...introduction to some of the free and accessible tech and software solutions out there. It’s not exhaustive list because there are so many options to explore. Once you’ve explored these, we hope you explore your options further – experiment with them and find out what works for you and how you enjoy studying. Things to try: build your own study toolkit Choose one...
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