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An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...technology. Now, a lot of the things that go into that technology came from the Earth, so that means it’s also crammed full of geology. So, the first thing we’ve got out is the screen. And, like a lot of things we’ve seen so far in the course, the screen’s just glass. Glass is made of quartz – silicon dioxide – just ordinary sand. But, like a lot of modern...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...education authorities. However, it is unlikely that these factors significantly affected the overall results. In a letter to The Lancet, Dr Wakefield criticised the Taylor study on three grounds (Wakefield 1999). He claimed that the statistical methodology used (‘case-series’) was inappropriate to detect temporal associations between vaccination and conditions, such...
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...education, or health. If the “scoring system” is fair, it should also provide us with a means of comparing one country or region with another, even if those countries have different sizes of population or cover different land areas. Transcript Making comparisons the fair way Making comparisons in a fair way is one of the major aims of statistics. According to Hans...
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. This course concentrates on the ways in which these two very different entities, in two very different places, can both be understood as ‘heritage’. [Described image] Figure 1 The Great Barrier Reef, Whitsunday Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photographed by Walter Bibikow. Photo: © Jon...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...education of their children and even practising it themselves (Alberti, 1966 [1435], pp. 65–6). Such arguments served to vindicate painting in the minds of status-conscious patrons; they also struck a blow for the status of painters. Traditionally, a division had been drawn between the manual arts (or crafts), undertaken to earn a living and depending on practical...
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...education about the opportunities for children with disabilities to get involved with sports. We need more than just 66 hours of coverage of the Paralympics. Read the full article at Upworthy: Why #FillTheSeats is about more than just selling tickets to the Paralympic Games One of the threats to ticket sales was the Zika virus There were lots of reasons selling tickets to...
Thirty-seven winters of discontent
History & The Arts

Thirty-seven winters of discontent

...Educational Supplement looked at the teaching sector and declared that not just the winter of 2011, but the whole of the year had been a winter of discontent. But, surely, things could only get better? No. "Any hopes that 2012 is likely to be warmer should be extinguished: the forecast is bleak" warned the paper, pulling its jacket closer around its shoulders. 2012...