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Approaching prose fiction
History & The Arts

Approaching prose fiction

...course, many other narrative methods open to novelists. For example, a novel might be written in the form of a diary, or be cast as a series of letters, or any one of a number of such devices. But as I hope you have discovered, the ‘voice’ which is used to tell a story and the perspective, or perspectives, from which it is told affect the way we respond to the events...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...course introduces school governors to the contested area of educational inclusion. This Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school governors in Wales...Welcome This course provides a brief introduction to the field of inclusive education. You can also access the other courses in this collection: An introduction to ......
Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...free course was adapted from a course that was produced in collaboration with the Royal Meteorological Society. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ ......
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...course, Encouraging book talk in the school library, offers ideas and activities to engage pupils in discussing books. It is aimed at librarians, teaching assistants and other adults working with pupils in school libraries...As adults we sometimes struggle to justify our feelings about particular books, but children are quite clear about what they like and don't like. It...
Introduction to music theory 1: form
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 1: form

...course is adapted from the Open University course A234 Understanding Music. It is first in a planned sequence of courses that will each introduce different aspects of music theory...In this free course, you will learn how to identify musical form through close engagement with recorded music, and studying examples of folk, popular, and classical music from several ......
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Teaching secondary modern foreign languages: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate some of the factors that have had an impact on how the importance of language learning is perceived list some of the ways that target language can...
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...course will teach you about the nearest planetary body to Earth: the missions to the Moon, the basic facts of its composition, the cratering on its surface, and the ancient eruptions that flooded many low-lying areas...As the only planetary body everyone is familiar with seeing in the sky, the Moon has long been an object of fascination and speculation. This free course...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Passports: identity and airports
Society, Politics & Law

Passports: identity and airports

...course. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course DD308 Making social worlds...Passports: identity and airports: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the historical and sociological context of how passports became commonplace identify ways in which passport regimes are used to sort, ......
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs