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TESSA: Active Learning
Education & Development

TESSA: Active Learning

...Open Day Drama' - pupils working in groups; 'The Town Meeting' - interactive stories and 'Let me do the Cooking Mama' - practical tasks. These dramas are not 'perfect' lessons but raise questions about different strategies which teachers can use to enhance their pupils’ learning... TESSA - Let me do the Cooking Mama Mama Fati's daughter and friend try to help in the...
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Audio 24 mins
The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics

...Open University classicist Jessica Hughes explores some of the issues surrounding interpretation of these mosaics' meanings. This material forms part of The Open University Course AA100 The arts and past and present... The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics A short introduction to this album. Mosaics at Brading Villa Mosaic Artist Catherine Parkinson goes to visit a Roman...
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Audio 28 mins
Geological landforms: Dorset and The Isle of Skye
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological landforms: Dorset and The Isle of Skye

...Open University's Dr Iain Gilmour talks us through the geological landforms of Dorset and the Isle of Skye, using geological maps and actual footage of the locations to illustrate his points. This material forms part of The Open University course S260 Geology... Geological landforms: Dorset and The Isle of Skye Geology is the scientific study of the Earth, its origin,...
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Audio 19 mins
The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators
Nature & Environment

The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators

...resources a small spider can achieve a predatory strategy that rivals that of a large mammal. Predators under threat The Hunt makes one acutely aware that many of the animals featured and many others on Earth are under threat because of conflict with humans. The final programme in the series addresses some of the conservation initiatives around the world that recognise...
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Article 10 mins
A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...Open University's Open courses. [Blue banner says Sue Gray investigates Partygate] The year started with the much-anticipated report on ‘Partygate’ by the now-famous Sue Gray… but what did she uncover? Black Lives Matter protesters were cleared of any wrongdoing over the toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol, and the first ever pig-to-human heart...
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The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary
Science, Maths & Technology

The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary

...Open University, Blaine Price, tells the story of an extraordinary operating system that in two short decades has grown from a students’ project to the foundation of the internet. Linux runs on everything from your wireless router and Android Smartphone to CERN's most powerful computer. It has championed a whole new philosophy of collaboration and freedom in the...
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Audio 32 mins
Changing approaches to heritage
Society, Politics & Law

Changing approaches to heritage

...Open University. This material forms part of The Open University Course AD281 Understanding global heritage. You can discover something of what it's like to study the course by using the downloadable 'activities' files to explore the concept of ‘World Heritage’, how it is defined, and conflicting interests in its management. You can also learn more about changing...
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Audio 1 hr 44 mins
Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?
Society, Politics & Law

Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?

...resources and their data must remain available and accessible to authorized users, confidential from unauthorized users, and protected from intentional and accidental tampering or modification. In meeting these challenges, organizations must find the resources to implement those safeguards in a proactive, effective, and ongoing fashion. But there is a crucial difference...
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