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History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...project: your evidence is vital to our understanding of reading in the past. You can find information on contributing to the project, and our simple online contribution form, here...History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe: Further reading - Green, Martin, Dreams of Adventure, Deeds of Empire (London...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our start-of-course survey. Once...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...projects, and appreciate the range of engineering involved in meeting the basic needs of our society recognise and apply a range of problem-solving techniques from each stage of the engineering design cycle, to include the following: physical modelling; mathematical modelling; iteration; use of reference data; refining an engineering specification identify when models are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...managing pets.” Not to mention worries over hygiene and disease. Much of the evidence of the benefit from PARO is based on informal observation (though there have also been more controlled trials). In one pilot study, three New Zealand researchers investigated a small group of residents in a care home for the elderly. Each resident spent a short period handling,...
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Video 15 mins
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...management and conduct of academic, scientific and medical research share good practice on how to address poor practice, misconduct and unethical behaviour give confidential, independent and expert advice on specific research projects, cases, problems and issues. What are the principles of the UKRIO? Answer The principles of the UKRIO are: excellence, honesty, integrity,...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...management to monitor stock levels and sales trends...IT in everyday life: 1.3 Technology and society - IT systems are increasingly embedded in many aspects of our daily lives. But IT doesn't just exist in a vacuum – it has an impact on society, and society has an effect on it. It also has economic and political implications. The end of the twentieth century and the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...managing long-term health conditions, experience operations and may be prone to picking up infections. Medication Medication for long-term conditions, e.g. asthma or coeliac disease, may have an adverse effect on children’s rate of growth. Poverty In the UK, an estimated 14.5 million people are living in poverty, which represents 22% of the population. (Save the...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft
History & The Arts

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft

...projected from the wall, the groups being still arrayed with reference to the building, which serves also as a frame to hold the figures; and when, at last, the greatest freedom of style and treatment was reached, the prevailing genius of architecture still enforced a certain calmness and continence in the statue. As soon as the statue was begun for itself, and with no...
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