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Myth in the Greek and Roman Worlds: the Temple of Diana at Nemi
History & The Arts

Myth in the Greek and Roman Worlds: the Temple of Diana at Nemi

...Open University course A330 Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds... Myth in the Greek and Roman Worlds: the Temple of Diana at Nemi A short introduction to this album. The Temple of Diana at Nemi: temple model Examining the mysterious miniature terracotta model of temple, found at Nemi. The Temple of Diana at Nemi: anatomical votive What can we learn about Diana and her...
Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Education & Development

Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. ‘So how can we create assessment tasks for language learners in times of digital machine translation tools…’ Karina von Lindeiner-Stráský is leading a research team at The Open University, exploring the use of machine translation tools in language learning, teaching, and assessment. The team's research has...
The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...Open University with the first major quantitative study, the ‘Factor 10 Visions’ study ‘Towards Sustainable HE’ (Roy et al. 2005; Roy et al. 2008) followed by the Jisc-funded SusTEACH research and development project – ‘Sustainability Tools for Environmental Appraisal of Carbon impacts of HE teaching models using ICTs’ that I was involved in (Caird et al....
The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary
Science, Maths & Technology

The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary

...Open University course T155 Linux: an introduction... Introducing Linux Some say Leenix, some Leenux, some say Linux. So how do you say it? Linux - Origins Richard Stallman broke free of the closed proprietary world of UNIX computing when he announced the GNU project in 1983. But GNU needed a kernel. In 2001 Linus Torvalds gave it one. Audio courtesy of Christian Einfeldt...
Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth
Education & Development

Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth

...courses to help with the skills needed for postgraduate online distance learning...[Illustration of people studying, teaching and reading, books and digitally on laptops and mobile] Perhaps you work with children and young people or are a teacher thinking about taking your learning to the next level? Or you might simply want to know more about research and how you can...
Britain's Fat Fight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Britain's Fat Fight

...killing us, as well as crippling the NHS. After smoking, obesity is the next biggest cause of premature death in the UK. The series has been produced in partnership with The Open University and here on OpenLearn we have got lots of articles and free courses so you can learn more about obesity, diet and exercise and how you can improve your health and that of your family:...
Pumice
Science, Maths & Technology

Pumice

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Pumice is a fine-grained volcanic rock. It is very light grey to medium grey in colour. It contains a lot of empty gas bubbles, so it is very light and looks rather like a sponge. Sometimes pumice is so light that it will float on water. [Pummice] Pummice How is it formed? Pumice is formed when volcanoes erupt...
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Pay attention to equal pay: the EIS and Equal Pay Day 2022
Society, Politics & Law

Pay attention to equal pay: the EIS and Equal Pay Day 2022

...Open University's Social Sciences courses. 20th November 2022 marked UK Equal Pay Day. The EIS film highlights the prevalent undervaluing of professions where women represent the majority of the workforce. This includes teaching (compared to other graduate professions) and the disproportionate impact of the cost-of-living crisis on women across key areas of the public...