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Discover Moon minerals
Science, Maths & Technology

Discover Moon minerals

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. Moon Minerals is a comprehensive and easy to follow visual guide of minerals that have been reported in lunar samples. For those who may like to delve a bit deeper to develop an understanding of the scientific context for many of these minerals, you will find the associated text particularly helpful. Indeed, one of the...
What is socialisation? The one minute guide
Education & Development

What is socialisation? The one minute guide

...Open University's Early Years courses and qualifications What is Socialisation? [Two babies looking up with text 'Socialisation is the way that children come to be able to function as members of their community'] Basically, socialisation is a general term for the many different ways and processes by which children come to be able to function as members of their social...
Design and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Sustainability

...Open University Course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable future... Design and Sustainability A short introduction to this album. Consumer product testing Representatives of Intertech, a product-testing company, discuss their methods of testing. Testing standards Emphasising the importance of standards in consumer testing. The five principles of sustainability...
Managing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing care

...Open University course K303 Managing care... Managing care A short introduction to this album Moving into management Anita's frank and personal audio diary charts her progress in the world of management and highlights the challenges and decisions she now faces. Caring for quality How is the quality of service offered by providers maintained and assessed? Managers and...
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Supporting children’s learning in the early years
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in the early years

...Open University course E124 Supporting children’s learning in the early years... Supporting children’s learning in the early years An introduction to the contents of this album. Learning with “mini-beasts” A teacher observes and reflects on the learning patterns of the children she works with. Planning in teams How planning for children’s activities requires...
Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing
History & The Arts

Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing

...Open University course AA317 Words and music... Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing A short introduction to this album Becoming a folk singer Norma Waterson remembers her childhood and reveals how she became a traditional English folk singer. Telling a Story Stories as the foundations of traditional folk music. Tradition and History How traditional songs relate to other...
Exploring the classical world
History & The Arts

Exploring the classical world

...Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Exploring the classical world A brief introduction to this album. Interpreting Homer Reading' classical texts and the differing philosophies of translation, with a dramatised example from the Lattimore translation of Homer's Odyssey. Homer's people Metaphor, imagery, characterisation and the portrayal of strong...
Exploring mathematics: a powerful tool
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring mathematics: a powerful tool

...Open University course MS221 Exploring mathematics... Mathematics: a powerful tool An introduction to the tracks on this album. Mathematical modelling for real An introduction to mathematical modelling in the real world. An ancient tradition How bamboo scaffolding does its job. How maths helps dolphins Using statistical modelling to calculate endangered species’...