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Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...education for without it, she says, women are not in a position to think for themselves. Education will mean that they ‘can use that mind and will to abolish the inhumanity, the beastliness, the horror, the folly of war’ (Black, 2001, p.77). That the Spanish Civil War had a profound effect on her thinking is clear, as she was supportive of socialist and anti-fascist...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...education, and food insecurity, all issues that are linked to global economies and political systems. An underlying assumption of such interventions, based on the experiences of ‘developed’ countries, is that progress and prosperity for all is linked to economic growth, technical innovation and industrialisation. Activity 1: What does development mean to you? Timing:...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...education are more likely to score highly on the measures of trust, social expenditure and political interest and they are also more ready to invest in energy-saving measures in support of the environment. Social consumption is highest among pensioners. Neighbourhood participation is more closely related to age, increasing noticeably among people aged 50 and above....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...de/wp-content/uploads/130912-Recent-Facts-PV-Germany.pdf. Green, M. A., Hishikawa, Y., Warta, W., Dunlop, E. D., Levi, D. H., Hohl-Ebinger, J. and Ho-Baillie, A. W. H. (2017) ‘Solar cell efficiency tables (version 50)’, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 668–676. Huld, T., Müller, R. and Gambardella, A. (2012) ‘A new solar...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...educate ourselves. From the few connections that made up ARPANET in 1969, the internet has evolved to become an internet of things with billions of connected devices. And, amazingly, we’re just getting started. We’re ready to move from our current internet of things to the internet of everything. A network of networks with billions and possibly even trillions of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...educational wellbeing of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...de te ne le gu ku hu wo yi You will then hear some consonants, or initials, combined with the final i. Listen and repeat. ji qi xi zi ci si zhi chi shi ri You will now hear six single vowels known as finals in Chinese. Repeat after each sound. a e i o u ü Now we will combine these vowels with some consonants known as initials in Chinese. Note how similar they sound to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...Education Ministry, we had that film distributed in English and Arabic to every school in Oman and it’s still being shown, not only as a film about their heritage, a film about biology, but it’s also a way for them to learn English. That I am exceptionally proud of and something I wish we would do so much more of, so easy. Why rights issues are so complex… One of...
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Video 40 mins