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An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...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 optional start-of-course...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...managed to kill the scorpion, she got stung by its tail as it died. In gratitude for Felis’ sacrifice, Artemis placed Felis among the stars where she could chase the scorpion and keep him away from Orion. [A made-up constellation.] Figure 12 Snuffly the Hedgehog Phillipa’s constellation: Snuffly the Hedgehog marks the beginning of autumn and guides animals through the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...managing to purchase two expensive oriental carpets for his friend and patron, the Nuremburg humanist Willibald Pirckheimer. The downside consisted of falling foul of the protectionist Venetian guild system. As a German visitor resident in the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Dürer provoked jealousy among Venetian artists, even to the extent of being warned to take precautions...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...project [Grant AH/N004655/1]. For more information, visit https://languageacts.org/ Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...manager in a mental health facility and Alan is a trained chef who is currently not working. Although they are very different as individuals, the audio clearly reveals how seriously panic can affect anyone’s life. Listen to the following audio and then answer the question below. NATALIE I just thought I was going mad – TIM Yeah – definitely ALAN Yeah – definitely...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...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. ...Week 7: Reporting cases: Introduction - In this week you explore how decisions made in the court room are recorded so that they can be relied upon in future, similar cases. This week is...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...manage the whole lot of them! Impenetrability! That's what I say!’ ‘Would you tell me please,’ said Alice, ‘what that means?’ ‘Now you talk like a reasonable child,’ said Humpty Dumpty, looking very much pleased. ‘I meant by “impenetrability” that we've had enough of that subject, and it would be just as well if you'd mention what you mean to do next,...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...project his political radicalism in murals funded by the Mexican state post-1920, then this was because these regimes benefited, to some degree, from the radical gloss that such works conferred by association. Working for Ford and Rockefeller had a similar dynamic, if with a different set of variables and parameters on what would constitute an acceptable iconography and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs