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An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...social media, computer games, digital hearing aids, advanced driver assistance systems, healthcare technology such as drug delivery systems, mobile applications, web services and many more. [Described image] Figure 1 A man types on an early version of the Apple II personal computer, released in 1977 As computing technology has developed, the nature of users’ interaction...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...working, because the internet is down. It could be one hour, it could be two days. And particularly if you imagine places like hospitals, where people need to make payments, you have to go off for hours trying to find a cash point, etc, it’s a real problem. So their innovation is that the point of sale machine actually uses encrypted texts for sending information, a bit...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...social learning tools that allow learners to share content and experiences. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of postgraduate level study in Online and Distance Education...An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER): Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: understand and have a better knowledge of some of the choices that...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
David Bowie and science fiction
History & The Arts

David Bowie and science fiction

...work, in song titles such as ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ and ‘Life On Mars?’ He is a key figure in the relationship between science fiction and pop music, most obviously for two pieces of work. First is his 1969 single ‘Space Oddity’, a response both to Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the US Apollo programme, which reached its climax...
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Article 5 mins
Start your career with OpenLearn
Education & Development

Start your career with OpenLearn

...Work' area on OpenLearn to help you enhance your work skills. Succeed in the workplace Whatever career path you choose to take, there are skills that will be relevant to them all – team work, communication, leadership… and you’ll find them all in our collection of ‘soft skills’ courses, as approved by Google. You can also check out our full collection of badged...
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Activity 10 mins
My career goal: Environment
Nature & Environment

My career goal: Environment

...work, or more industrial work like food farming and sustainable energy? Find out how you can gather skills and carry out work that will have a real impact on our relationship with the environment...This video explores the conflicts of interest between local people, visitors, quarrying and farming in the Peak District National Park. Park Rangers often try to resolve...
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Article 20 mins
Make it Digital
Digital & Computing

Make it Digital

...work already taking place across the UK through initiatives with partners. The Open University has co-produced three programmes in the season and the first two will be aired shortly. To celebrate the season, we have pulled together content from OpenLearn to get you delving into the Digital World! Order your FREE information pack - 'Digital Technology Past and Present'...
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Activity 5 mins
Reducing your ecological footprint
Nature & Environment

Reducing your ecological footprint

...work at the Eden Project and Mount Pleasant Eco Park in Cornwall. This material forms part of The Open University course U116, Environment: journeys through a changing world... Reducing your ecological footprint A short introduction to this album Eco-Renovations Reducing your carbon footprint at home. A couple from Oxford talk about the work they've done to their home in...
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Audio 24 mins