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Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...social science recognise and give examples of how maps can influence our “view” of the world describe the relationship between data and space as represented on a map...Why maps are made: 1.1 What makes a map? - [Map 1] Map 1 The Millennium Dome in Greenwich, one of 56,000 photographs taken for the Millennium Map – 2000's answer to the Domesday Book (Source: The...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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
The Arts Past and Present: Diva
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Diva

...work to do. This album gives us an insight into the immense effort it requires to become a musical performer. As well as singing, acting, language, and stage skills all need to be honed. Catherine tackles the tragic aria of the Countess in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and is praised by her tutors. In the audio track Elaine Moohan from the Music Department at The Open...
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Audio 23 mins
Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Social Sciences and Humanities) in Cambridge, where he is a Senior Research Fellow. John recalls “In 2013-2015 David Runciman and I ran a small project on Technology and Democracy which in 2020 led to the establishment of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy in CRASSH of which I was a founder and am Chair of its advisory board. Other stuff: I have been...
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Audio 15 mins
What counts as professional learning?
Education & Development

What counts as professional learning?

...social media and emerging technologies for professional learning? Do we know ‘what counts’ as professional learning? Do we acknowledge the informal, the accidental, the in-practice critical moments that shape how we think and act? How do practitioners know about professional learning opportunities, and how can we facilitate them to lead their own professional learning...
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Video 5 mins