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Approaching poetry
History & The Arts

Approaching poetry

...skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary texts. You will learn about rhythm, alliteration, rhyme, poetic inversion, voice and line lengths and endings. You will examine poems that do not rhyme and learn how to compare and contrast poetry...Do you want to get more out of your reading of poetry? This free course, Approaching poetry, is designed to develop the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
PodMag May 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag May 2016

...Studies and Chair of DD102, Helen Clough, Learning and Teaching Librarian, and Jacqueline Baxter talks to three students about their hot tips for preparing for EMAs and exams. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio Dr Georgina Blakeley Karen interviews Georgina for hints and tips on successfully completing EMAs and exams. Georgina explains the differences...
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Audio 20 mins
Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire
History & The Arts

Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire

...pictures. A330: Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome. Myth and the Roman Empire Open University academic Valerie Hope talks about choices behind the material in this album. Why study myth? Chris Emlyn-Jones, Valerie Hope and Paula James reveal the enduring importance of myth....
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Audio 48 mins
Living the Legacy
Science, Maths & Technology

Living the Legacy

...Studies Network, Janice Asnine from the OU and Roberta Kacowicz from The British Council in Brazil, discuss the various initiatives that they have been involved in all over the world to promote Darwin. Their work shows that he can still be both relevant and exciting, and that diverse methods can be used to introduce young people and a variety of modern communities to...
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Audio 26 mins
The Arch Never Sleeps
Science, Maths & Technology

The Arch Never Sleeps

...studies of Ely Cathedral in England and Chartres in France, the tracks on this album examine the way in which the design of arches developed in the early middle ages, and use mathematical models to explore some of the problems faced and overcome by the stone masons. This material makes up part of the course MST209, Mathematical methods and models... The Arch Never Sleeps...
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Audio 30 mins
An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
Education & Development

An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language

...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 in the UK go as far back as 1570 when it was used in secular communities. Its popularity has grown exponentially over the years and now there are thousands of...
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Video 20 mins
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...studying this course, you should be able to: explain and distinguish fact-finding, decision-making and reason-giving discuss the issue of bias in the common law explain stare decisis and differentiate between ratio decidendi and obiter dicta recognise that some legal rules are uncertain discuss whether judges make law...Judicial decision making: 1 Legal reasoning - The...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...study music of the past: manuscripts of sixteenth-century Belgium, prints of eighteenth-century London, and recordings of twentieth-century America...This free course, Music and its media, examines some of the main ways in which music is transmitted. It considers how the means of communicating a particular piece can change over time; and how the appearance and contents of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs