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Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...Making sense of art history: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify the effects of art works understand a range of artistic techniques, such as the use of colour, composition and medium recognise...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...think about what it takes to be a good Roman...Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid: 3.1 What is pietas? - In order to understand Virgil’s depiction of Roman values we need to look at some of the original Latin terms which the Romans used to express moral ideas. The particular quality associated with Aeneas is the abstract Latin noun pietas (whose adjective is pius). In the...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...think many people tuned into this debate expecting to see Donald Trump instigate a fight. While we didn’t see a fight, Trump’s performance was revealing and may have a long term impact on his viability as a candidate. His candor in refusing to endorse a Republican nominee at all costs could affect his support in the long run. In addition, his endorsement of a...
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...think you can spot a criminal offender, to Detecting Deception (our most popular interactive on Facebook) where you’re asked to sniff out the liar. Transcript ABOUT THE TEAM Some of the OpenLearn team can’t function without a morning coffee. We love it so much we made a free course on it, The Value of Coffee. We’re obsessed with emoji and love exploring the...
Scoring the Shoreline
History & The Arts

Scoring the Shoreline

...think of the sounds of nature: the rhythmic swash and backwash of the waves, or heavy rollers crashing on the rocks; the sound of seabirds as they swoop and dive for food or jostle for nesting space on a cliff; or perhaps it is the sound of the wind stirring the reeds and grasses along the banks of a sheltered estuary. Alternately, we may imagine sounds which evoke a...
53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...think you can spot a criminal offender, to Detecting Deception (our most popular interactive on Facebook) where you’re asked to sniff out the liar. Transcript ABOUT THE TEAM Some of the OpenLearn team can’t function without a morning coffee. We love it so much we made a free course on it, The Value of Coffee. We’re obsessed with emoji and love exploring the...
The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...think of classical music, which names come to mind? Beethoven? Mozart? Bach? But how many women composers can you name?...Classical music has long been dominated by men – not because women weren’t composing, but because they were excluded from the classical music canon. The concept of a canon – from the Greek kanon, meaning ‘rule’ – refers to the so-called...
FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality
Science, Maths & Technology

FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality

...thinking, problem solving and collaboration. STEAM focuses on using imagination and creativity through the arts in ways that bring value to STEM learning. During my field trip in Nepal, I was invited to join some sessions of the year-long programme that FabLab Nepal and Impact Hub Kathmandu, in collaboration with the non-profit organisation Karkhana Samuha and with the...