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Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture
Languages

Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture

...English became terribly artificial and simpering, and I know that friends of mine didn’t like her; French friends of mine didn’t like her. In French I couldn’t understand why, and in English I could. This interview is adapted from The Open University course Exploring Languages And Cultures. Find out how you can become a student on this course, or try a free extract....
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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...Open University environment researchers investigating an archive collection of environmental programmes from across fifty years of the BBC’s broadcasting on environmental issues. In this two part podcast, join Joe on a journey through the archive as he explores how programmes have changed and how broadcasting has shaped how we think about environmental issues today....
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How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?
Digital & Computing

How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?

...Open University between 2005 and 2011 more than 1,000 women took part in our Return to SET programme. This was one of the achievements of the government funded UK Resource Centre for Women in SET (UKRC) of which the Open University was a core partner. I commend the select committee for illustrating the impact of the 2010 budget cuts which meant much of this work has been...
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What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?

...by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage. Try a FREE course Additional support Mind's information and support pages Call the Samaritans on 116 123, for free or look at the other ways of contacting them. The NHS Mental health - live well pages Take it further with The Open University...
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Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling
Languages

Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling

...opens up a disquieting gap in our interpretation of the effects of the speech. As she says, ‘the more we can play around with what something means the more we can understand how meaning can change and therefore understand how experience shifts and changes depending on who you are’. Or to put it another way, if you can see how meaning is constructed, you can also see...
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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part two
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part two

...Open University's Open degree qualification. In the first part of her post Meg Barker welcomed Facebook's change which allows users to pick from more gender options than 'male' and 'female'. In this concluding part she points to some of the problems. [A cartoon pigeon contemplates a collection of gender filing pigeonholes] So what are the problems with Facebook's new ways...
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The benefits of social media in academia
Education & Development

The benefits of social media in academia

...Open University's Open degree Transcript For academic professionals or students, social media can provide a range of benefits that change and develop as social media platforms and associated technology continues to evolve. In this article we will explore the three core benefits: connection, communication and collaboration. Social media is widely used by individuals and...
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Digital Film School
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital Film School

...Open University course T156 Digital film school... Getting media onto your computer Chris High demonstrates how to connect three different types of digital cameras into both Mac and PC, and then how to import the media into various editing software. Getting started with iMovie This track is designed to introduce you to the iMovie user interface and also the first steps to...
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