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Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley and Dominic Willmott
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley and Dominic Willmott

Lee Curley and Dominic Willmott discuss their interests in the field of jury research, and recent developments in this area of study...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. Podcast transcript
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Video 5 mins
Medea
History & The Arts

Medea

Discover the Ancient Greek tragedy Medea (by Euripides), in our two-minute animation voiced by Angela Griffin...This content is associated with The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. Transcript
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Video 5 mins
"Nursing is a fantastic career"
Health, Sports & Psychology

"Nursing is a fantastic career"

Staff Tutor for Nursing for The Open University, Michael Davidson, explains why he believes nursing can be a rewarding career choice for men and women...Transcript Go further with the OU
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Video 5 mins
The German language zone
Languages

The German language zone

...opening in 2007 of the first McDonalds restaurant in Kreuzberg, a district in Berlin with a distinctive flair of alternative lifestyles and multiculturalism. Download the Cultures:2 tasks and ideas pdf Arts:1 Kunst gucken auf der Brücke The daily newspaper Berliner Zeitung has an online edition at berlinonline.de. The link here leads to an article about the Open Air...
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Activity 5 mins
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...education, not regulation, can help combat the issue. What are ‘filter bubbles’ and who’s to blame Much of the debate around Facebook’s influence on modern politics has focused on the design of the site itself. Facebook’s personalisation algorithm, which is programmed to create a positive user experience, feeds people what they want, and this creates what Eli...
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Article 10 mins
Remembering Stuart Hall
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall (3 February 1932 – 10 February 2014) was a cultural theorist and Professor of Sociology at The Open University from 1979-1997. We remember him with these articles and video clips.
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Article 1 hr
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...resources to support people. The need for education, training, child care and employment highlights the fact that many service users are disadvantaged in several ways. Croft and Beresford (2002) point to the connections between social disadvantage and personal distress and to the need for policies, agencies and workers to tackle both. These issues are relevant to the next...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...educational resources on the internet. These resources are available for use by children, parents and teachers as well as librarians and those involved in adult education. Click on the 'view document' link below to read Phil Revell's 'Miniature Computers Are Adding Up To Fun' View document Answer The PDA has a digital camera for images, a voice recorder for sound, a touch...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs