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Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...Introduction - This free course, Census stories: Bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes, aims to provide you with opportunities to reflect on contemporary religious identities, as well as the role of religious and secular communities in providing a sense of belonging, in our increasingly global, urban and multifaith society. During this course you will compare data...
Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations
History & The Arts

Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations

...Introduction - In this coursewefocus upon a specific novel, and consider some of the different ways in which it can be read. We do this by identifying its genre, or the kind of writing it belongs to. The novel as a kind of writing continuously involved in offering representations of the everyday, of the past and present world, is inevitably bound up with the different...
Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...Introduction to Week 1 provides a full equipment list. This OpenLearn science course was produced with the kind support of Dangoor Education, the educational arm of The Exilarch's Foundation....Week 2: Unique properties of water: Introduction - JANET Welcome to Week 2. Your experiments so far have shown us two important things-- water can make up a large amount of the...
Electronic applications
Science, Maths & Technology

Electronic applications

...Introduction - The modern world would not be able to function without electronic systems. Using a variety of teaching material, including videos and interactive activities, this free course, Electronic applications, will show you how electronic systems can be found everywhere in communications, control and signal processing. It focusses on electronic filters, particularly...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy

...Introduction - For centuries, humans have wondered what lies beyond what we can see. With the invention of the microscope, we unlocked an entirely new dimension, revealing the delicate architecture of cells, the vibrant complexity of bacteria, and even the atoms that build our world. Microscopy is not just a tool, it’s a portal into the hidden stories of life, science,...
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...Introduction - This course considers the growth of human rights and humanitarian law before looking at the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in detail. It will also look at the position of human rights in the UK and the effect of the Human Rights Act 1998. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Law...Human rights and law: Learning outcomes -...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...Introduction - Many people believe that grammar matters hugely. For some, grammar matters principally because it is important to adhere to standards of accurate, clear and correct usage. Some people believe that the presence or absence of grammatical errors says a lot about the writer (for example, errors can signal ‘laziness’) and can provoke strong reactions....
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...Introduction - Pictures have played an important role in books for children ever since there have been publications produced particularly with children in mind. But how do stories and picturebooks encountered in childhood fire young imaginations? In this free course Exploring books for children: words and pictures you will learn how children’s fiction, ranging from...