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Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Course image: edward musiak in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. All other written material contained within this course originated at the Open University Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXF003 Beginners French 3: absolument! After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...In this course you will learn how to ask for directions in French. Along the way, you will build up your vocabulary so little by little you will be able to have more...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...Open University's Open degree qualification. Setting the scene I am an active trade unionist in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) based in Glasgow. I asked one of my friends, also a CWU worker, who has asked to remain anonymous, about being a female postal worker. By 2022 she had been in this role for 6 years and she willingly spoke to me in mid-2021 about her ‘job...
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Article 10 mins
What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?

...open to a trade deal with a UK outside the EU. That’s a position that contrasts with his overall protectionist stance. While he might leave an opening for the UK, his overall position would inflict much larger damage on the wider open global trading system that Britain remains a committed member of. Britain’s hopes of securing global trade deals depends on the rest of...
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Article 5 mins
The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun
Education & Development

The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun

...Open University, to enhance academic integrity. I also present teaching staff and students’ views about the benefits of this novel system. [TeSLA system for Face Recognition] Figure 1 TeSLA system for Face Recognition E-authentication and authorship verification system for education TeSLA Adaptive Trust-based e-Assessment System for Learning is a European platform...
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Article 5 mins
Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives
Education & Development

Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives

...opening us up to developing from our strengths rather than only learning from our weaknesses. Taking an appreciative stance aligns with diffractive, embodied, relational and serendipitous views of professional learning, where we are adopting a different kind of attention – towards appreciating and noticing what is and what could be. Communities, landscapes and ecologies...
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Article 5 mins
How jazz came to Wales
History & The Arts

How jazz came to Wales

...Open University’s music courses  There is a straight line running from the anti-slavery movement and its campaign music from the 1850s, through to the jazz festivals with which we are familiar in Wales today. This line can be traced through the life and times of the Swansea anti-slavery campaigner and abolitionist Jessie (Heineken) Donaldson (1799­–1889). Jessie...
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Article 5 mins
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...Open University course A227 Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences. This short free course focuses on a selection of religious places and practices in London. However, the full course explores religion in a more global context, with a focus on how religion is actually lived and practiced...Religious diversity: rethinking religion: Learning outcomes -...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs