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Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year

...creative and destructive, within the context of the French Revolution and our current situation. He explores Blake's ideas of art, poetry and perception traced in this poem and his wider writing and how they are still relevant. What does tiger represent in your culture? The Chinese New Year festival season will last until 15 February which is known as the Lantern...
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Article 5 mins
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...writing and speaking language skills. Section 5: Language and culture – ideas for three short plays or sketches. Section 6: International Christmas – an exploration of the many and different Christmas traditions around the world, as an example of the connections between language and culture. Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
James Joyce’s Dublin
History & The Arts

James Joyce’s Dublin

...write about a distinct Irish identity that had been ignored by many writers in the past? James Joyce was born in1882 and during the course of his life became one of the most influential Irish poets and novelists of his age. This discussion takes place in Mulligan’s pub, a venue featured in Joyce’s short story ‘Counterparts’ and throughout the conversation we...
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Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...write a learning course and provide you with links to various resources for open-learning materials. You will learn about the different purposes of self-instruction and receive advice about the techniques and strategies to help the learner...Are you interested in creating your own open educational resources? This free course, Creating open educational resources, will help...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...creativity and awareness of multiple intelligence types. In the following activity you’ll watch a video in which he asks what education actually does for learners. [A photo of Albert Einstein with a quote by him next to it. The quote reads: ‘Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Make it Digital
Digital & Computing

Make it Digital

...creative with coding, programming and digital technology. BBC Make it Digital aims to get the nation truly excited about digital creativity. It will inspire audiences young and old through world-class TV, radio and online content. Make it Digital will also amplify the great work already taking place across the UK through initiatives with partners. The Open University has...
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Activity 5 mins
Tips for using a large language model
Digital & Computing

Tips for using a large language model

...writing style [writing tools such as pens and pencils] The text produced by LLMs is slightly different from the way most people write. Whilst the style of writing varies between LLMs, they tend to produce slightly pompous, unfocused material and use words that are less frequent in human writing. Software tools can, to some extent, distinguish LLM text from human ......
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Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...writing for academic purposes. We will consider some of the different forms of written material you may come across in your studies and examine the two main forms of writing required in management and business studies: the essay and the report. The activities in this course are designed to support you in the development of the type of extended writing skills needed for...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs