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Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...work of the United Nations (UN), for example, the 1960 Convention Against Discrimination in Education, and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, which enshrined a right to education. In 1990, a World Declaration on Education for All was adopted in Jomtien, Thailand, by participants from 155 countries and representatives of 150 governmental and non-governmental...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...work these writers were producing, but the social and political upheavals of Irish politics at home—from the Easter Rising to the Troubles—contributed to a truly distinctive form of Gothic writing produced in Ireland. You will be looking specifically at two examples of this writing: the short story ‘The Demon Lover’ (1945) by Elizabeth Bowen and the play The Weir...
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Article 45 mins
Egyptian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Egyptian mathematics

...work out what things the Egyptologist has done. Do you yet feel in a position to begin to understand what the Egyptian scribe was doing? (Do not worry if your answer to the last question is ‘no’!) Discussion You should have been able to notice, just from the look of the page, that it has three sections. The top one is a hand-written copy of the papyrus text itself,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
The Mill on the Floss
History & The Arts

The Mill on the Floss

...work was of the German writer Goethe. Eliot’s only surviving hand-written manuscript resides in the British Library. It reveals a strikingly neat set of volumes with little corrections except from subtle indications in the author’s handwriting which divulge the true extent of the emotional toll of the book’s denouement on its writer. Video: The real places that...
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Article 5 mins
The Who Are We? project
Society, Politics & Law

The Who Are We? project

...work together to develop new avenues for exchange and influence...[Who Are We?] During March 2017, The Open University, in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts, The University of Warwick and Loughborough University organized a free six-day cross-platform event, spanning the visual arts, film, photography, design, architecture, the spoken and written word as well as live...
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Article 5 mins
Neither land nor sea
Nature & Environment

Neither land nor sea

...and locate yourself in this learning journey The Learning Journey will take approximately 6 hours to work through. It's broken into short sections like this, so there are lots of natural stopping points if you want to pause and come back to it later. This Learning Journey is part of the Creative Climate project on OpenLearn. Move to the next part of the journey....
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Activity 6 hrs
A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence

...worked as a translator, tutor, tennis coach, and compiler of crossword puzzles. In 1937 he moved to Paris, then in 1940 to the United States with his wife and child. He lectured, and also became an expert lepidopterist! However he is remembered mainly for his writing, his best known novel being the controversial Lolita (1955). From 1959 he resided in Switzerland, where he...
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Article 5 mins
Recipe: Tiramisu
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recipe: Tiramisu

...Working in small batches, soak half the quantity of sponge fingers in the mixture for about 5 seconds each side. Divide them between the bottoms of the 6 serving glasses, breaking to fit and pressing down lightly if necessary. Using half the mascarpone mix, place a spoonful on top of the sponge fingers. Spread out evenly with the back of the spoon or a palette knife....
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Activity 5 mins