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Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...think are creative? Which ones are not? Is it easy to put them into these two categories? [Described image] Figure 1 Examples of creativity? Look over them again and think about what made you decide that some of them are creative and others are not. What aspects of the examples suggest creativity? Discussion Your answers may differ from these, but we thought that the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...think about obtaining a copy of The Sciences Good Study Guide by A. Northedge et al., published by Open University Worldwide. Where particular skills, such as reading, note taking and using diagrams may be needed to help your study, you can read the appropriate section. How often you will need to do this will, of course, depend on your existing skills. Finally the course...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...thinking about the causes of crises and unemployment. Keynes's thinking on how to reduce these problems was very influential with economists and policy makers for several decades following the 1930s. The economic downturn that started in 2008 led to a widespread revival of interest as economic conditions seemed to resemble those seen in the 1930s. This OpenLearn course on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...think of complicated waves, such as a square wave, in terms of the sine waves that you’ve combined to make the wave, so adding different sine waves to make that more complicated wave. So for example, any wave with sharp corners or sudden transitions, going back to the square wave again, contains a lot of high frequency sine waves. We know that because when you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...systems of employee relations appreciate the impact of structures of management and ownership on employee engagement reflect on the current state of employee engagement in an organisation...Employee engagement: 1 Experiencing engagement - Most people who have worked in different jobs in different sectors will have different experiences of employee engagement. Moreover, as...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...think critically about it, i.e. how can their action lead to change? What are the different perspectives about the issue? Is the issue a contested one? (Wood et al, 2018; Westheimer and Kahne, 2002). They also need a range of practical skills and understandings to make real-life change within a democracy, including how to communicate effectively (Wood et al, 2018). An...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...systems of England and Wales were completely integrated and elected representatives for both countries sat in the House of Commons at Westminster (Dickinson, 2007). Although Scotland and England shared the same monarch from 1603, the Kingdom of Scotland remained a distinct political entity with its own representative institution, the Parliament of Scotland, until 1707....
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...think the time wasted in seeing Stonehenge." "Why?" "Only a few old stones to see." But he went, and I have no doubt did think the time wasted, but it would be some consolation to him, on the other side, to be able to say that he had seen it with his own eyes. [Stonehenge in the snow] How did these same "few old stones" strike me on a first visit? It was one of the...
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