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Paul Williams - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Paul Williams - Earth in Vision

...human understanding in the Far East and the integration between human culture and wildlife. And the final ten minutes, which is the part that I produced, we went out and we rescued a wild orangutan. And that’s a story of conservation, it’s on the ground, conservation heroes really going out there in order to save wildlife. And I think their passion really comes across...
Julian Hector - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Julian Hector - Earth in Vision

...human race are with the natural world, the natural world on which they depend, so we cannot escape this kind of almost sort of war on nature and we’re right on it now, it’s inescapable. So there is going to be the richest seam of content, of storytelling, of ideas, that work around how we’re going to find a way to negotiate the same space with the natural world....
Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...resources around me. I am becoming more confident with you by my side. I rely on you to nurture me and my growing independence through consistent care routines which put my needs first. As I grow and develop, I do not always need you next to me. I have learned to trust that you will be there when I need you to comfort me or share in my delight. By knowing me well, you...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...human history and human culture who has not been fascinated by ancient Egypt. Books and films on Egypt abound, ranging from painstaking science to wild fantasy, and the legacy of Egypt can be felt in fields as diverse as jewellery, architecture (Figure 1) and film. Courtesy of Paul Wood (The Open University) Figure 1 Carlton cinema, Islington, London 1930 Yet there is a...
Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses. You can now go to Session 1...Session 1: Why do people oppose nuclear weapons?: Introduction - In this session, you’ll explore why citizens around the world have opposed and continue to oppose nuclear weapons. You’ll hear from a survivor of the nuclear bombing of...
Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...Humanities...Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the Scottish contributions to the history of medical thinking and practice in the nineteenth century give examples of many medical advances that were influenced by wider social, economic, political and cultural...
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...human factors, etc. understand that design exploits models of the product being designed, whether those models are physical mock-ups, computer-based models, or mathematical models which explore an element of the product’s performance understand that there is rarely a unique solution to any design problem. Part of the skill of a designer is in finding a
Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...resources, which further relate to the development of your learning and career prospects. Once you have studied a section, you will be asked to complete a short online quiz of no more than five questions per section. This helps to test and embed your learning. Supporting children’s development is designed to allow you to dip in and out of the resources, so that you can...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs