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Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...language, are there occasions when you cannot find an accurate translation, or resort to body language for meaning? We can all think of words that have been ‘adopted’ into English, or English words which have become common usage in other languages. Now take the plunge and explore what How and Wells have to say, by opening three browser windows and switching between...
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Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...language in the document. Here we have heard that people recognise the Ambitions as value statements that reflect ‘good’ palliative and end of life care. People see the Ambitions as providing a ‘shared language’ to talk about care and services. For example, they felt the language in the Ambitions made for useful conversation starters when engaging with partners...
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Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...course the criticism was, ‘Well, that’s just natural history, that’s not science.’ But what Tinbergen did, and this was his major contribution, was that he showed that you can enjoy quantified observation. Quantified observation was the essence of his work; that is to say you didn’t just sit with your binoculars and say, ‘Oh look, there’s a so-and-so.’ You...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
The rotating Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The rotating Moon

...remind yourself what the lunar surface looks like, try these panoramas. Did you know that the Science and Technology Facilities Council has samples of moon rocks that are available for educational loan, such as to schools and astronomical societies? You can find out more via the Science & Technology Facilities Council. Discover more by trying these free course materials...
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Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens
History & The Arts

Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens

...courses  Dr Martin V. Clarke and Dr Helen Barlow sit down to talk with radio DJ and TV presenter Huw Stephens about the idea of Wales as a ‘musical nation’. This discussion took place on 28 November 2022, following the OU / BBC TV series Wales: Music Nation, presented by Huw Stephens. Read more about the OU experts who took part below. [Dr Martin Clarke] Dr Martin...
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Video 40 mins
Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Understanding Social Change A short introduction to this album. The welfare state - what is it? Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual. Welfare - who's responsible? Controversy surrounding responsibility for welfare and the sections of society...
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Audio 1 hr 15 mins
Irish Gothic story competition winners
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Gothic story competition winners

...language and repetition of imagery allow this story to pack a lot of drama in a compact narrative. The neat structure of the piece—it opens and closes with stories being told—offers a satisfying symmetry. There was also a genuine shiver factor here, which Parkes effectively manipulates through the partial and then full reveal of the mirror’s chilling reflection at...
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Article 5 mins
Rastafari in Israel
History & The Arts

Rastafari in Israel

...language (the Dread talk) was used and mixed with Hebrew in everyday life, creating a new form of language. Through my fieldwork, the main question I wanted to answer was why they embraced Rastafari so passionately. Despite identifying as Jews, they felt Rastafari to be more flexible than Judaism. In addition, because Rastafari relies on the Levitical code of conduct, for...
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Article 10 mins