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Art, Loot and Empire: The Benin Bronzes
History & The Arts

Art, Loot and Empire: The Benin Bronzes

...Open University's History courses and qualifications. This is the remarkable story of the Benin Bronzes, beautiful artworks in their own right, but also artefacts of cultural significance to the West African kingdom that produced them. Join retired Open University associate lecturer Linda Buckley, as she explores the history behind these objects. [Benin Bronzes head...
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HeadStart Classical Studies
History & The Arts

HeadStart Classical Studies

...courses as you like in whatever order that suits you. The course authors are all Open University Classical Studies experts who share exciting and accessible insights based on their own research into the topics you will study. So, dive into HeadStart Classical Studies and find out more! In Exploring Homer’s Odyssey by Emma Bridges, you will get to know Homer’s ancient...
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Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?
Education & Development

Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?

...course, this included a sample of ‘novice’ undergraduates who came from secondary schools. As this module is open to any interested learner; there were also undergraduates from other levels of study as indicated in Figure 2. Findings from quantitative data (Figure 3) suggested a broadly positive view about the relationship between fun and learning in distance higher...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve

...Open University's Economics courses. Transcript: Bill Phillips was a crocodile hunter and economist from New Zealand, who spotted that, when employment levels are high, wages rise faster - people have more money to spend, so prices go up and so does inflation. And likewise, when unemployment is high, the lack of money to spend means that inflation goes down. This became...
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Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. So why is the representation of Black football players in coaching and management positions not as prevalent as white players? The following animation explores this topic: Transcript. Acknowledgements and references Acknowledgements Daniel Browne - production Olayemi Fadoju - voice over Dale Harry - script...
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The Four Generations of Computers
Science, Maths & Technology

The Four Generations of Computers

...Open University course TU100 My digital life... Colossus: The World's First Electronic Computer A look at the Colossus computer at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. Elliott 803: Second Generation Computers Kevin Murall, curator at The National Museum of Computing, tells us all about the Elliott 803. Integrated Circuits: Third Generation Technology A look...
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Evolution of human rights
History & The Arts

Evolution of human rights

...Open University course ‘A327 Europe 1914-1989 War, Peace Modernity’... End of the League of Nations Chris Williams and Stewart Mitchell discuss the end of the league of nations Minority rights in the League of Nations What rights were assigned to minorities? Individual rights in the United Nations What rights were assigned to individuals? The problem with Individual...
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Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...Open University course B822 Creativity, innovation and change... Imagery and metaphor An introduction to this album. Engaging the imagination Ways of solving problems using the power of imagery and metaphor at work. Group metaphor development Employees start to map their metaphors for the companyís work. Storytelling warm-up Techniques for a group to make up a story...
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