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All the Fun of the Fair
Science, Maths & Technology

All the Fun of the Fair

...course MST209 Mathematical methods and models... All the Fun of the Fair A short introduction to this album. Circular Motion and the Chairoplane Roundabout The Nottingham Goose fair provides the backdrop to numerous examples of circular motion. A ride showing uniform motion in the horizontal plane. The Millennium and the Hangover Rides showing uniform motion and...
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Audio 14 mins
Outside the Book
History & The Arts

Outside the Book

...course A334 English Literature from Shakespeare to Austen... Comedy An introduction to the part comedy plays in English Literature Tragedy An introduction to the Tragedy play in English Literature Two Styles of love An introduction to the love portrayed in Patrachan and Libertine Poetry. The Author An introduction to the concept of the Author in Literary Theory The Book...
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Video 7 mins
What is a transformation process? The one minute guide
Money & Business

What is a transformation process? The one minute guide

...course in Business Management. See a full list of OU Business School courses Image credits: butterly emerging from a cocoon by Emmanuelle Bourgue CC-BY-NC-ND Tillamook cheese factory by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner CC-BY-SA Hahnemann Hospital and Homœopathic Dispensaries by Wellcome Library CC-BY woodworking by conespider CC-BY-NC-ND delivery people by Garry Knight CC-BY...
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Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...course called “Exploring religion: Places, Practices, Texts and Experiences”. In one part of this course we ask students to study a film of a group of Muslim friends discussing Ramadan as they eat together. A significant focus of their conversation is the foods that they associate with Ramadan from their upbringing in different countries (Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and...
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?

...courses and interactives are reviewed by faculty as time permits, then updated, replaced and deleted accordingly. Content has historical/archival value in its own right - simply being 'old' is not a reason to remove a piece of content. We will remove content if: Keeping it online is potentially dangerous (e.g. safety advice has changed since original publication). Keeping...
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Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...course K202 Care, welfare and community... Community Social Care A short introduction to this album. Segregated schooling for sight impaired young people Peter White, BBC disability affairs correspondent, revisits the school for visually impaired young people he attended when he was growing up. Mainstream schooling for sight impaired young people Peter White meet two...
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Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
War, Intervention and Development
Nature & Environment

War, Intervention and Development

...course TU875 War, intervention and development... War, Intervention and Development A short introduction to this album. The Sierra Leone Sanctions Debate A discussion of sanctions, with specific reference to Sierra Leone, and how they have an impact on the population concerned Pushing too hard for elections An appraisal of the elections in Sierra Leone and a debate on...
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Audio 2 hrs 11 mins
International Development: microcredit and migration
Science, Maths & Technology

International Development: microcredit and migration

...course TU871 Development: context and practice... International development: microcredit and migration Introducing the album's content Small change for a better world Micro-credit unions, how they work and how they are empowering women in Glasgow to start their own small businesses. Argentina’s Poor: Surviving without money The poor of Argentina are trading goods and...
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Audio 1 hr 50 mins