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An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...project that brings together the learning science researchers who are studying what do we know about how people learn. The software engineers who are looking at what are the affordances of the technology, the human computer interaction experts who look at the interface between humans and computers, and the domain experts, the faculty who teach statistics, chemistry,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...projecting at the base (Figure 2b). The shrew bites off the insect's head, holding the insect with the front paws, and eats it from the head down, biting off pieces with the incisors. As the food passes back towards the throat it is chewed by the molars, which have sharp surfaces. It has been estimated that a common shrew has to find and eat about 100 maggot-sized prey...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...manage their own matters and make their own important life decisions. Answer the following questions, in each case deciding whether the statement given is an example of paternalism or autonomy. 1. ‘Lily might not like it, but it’s what the adults think is best for her.’ Paternalism Autonomy a. Paternalism b. Autonomy The correct answer is a. Select the answer for...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...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 start-of-course survey. Once...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...manage to get anywhere near bar-headed geese. Interviewer Well the journey itself must be fascinating, but when you get to the places, are they vast lakes or small lakes in the tundra? Lucy Hawkes We specifically target one big lake called Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake in Western Mongolia, because it's huge. It's one of the biggest lakes in Mongolia. And bar-headed geese go to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...Project. The project investigated gendered representations of people working in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and how these images might affect the perception of children and young people...Assessing contemporary science: 2.1 The applications of contemporary science - One of the reasons this course focuses on contemporary science...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...projecting from the walls and ceiling and forming the banister and rails of the cast-iron staircase leading to the first floor. More nebulously, the colour scheme and the level of decoration are emphatically not neoclassical: the effect is of a riot of daringly clashing colours (pink, blue and scarlet, for example) and intricate geometric multicoloured decoration. Much...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...project involving human population dynamics. I Was that the point at which you first started working on plants then? CS No after getting several courses in chemistry and biology I became intrigued by bacterial molecular genetics so I did my PhD in the molecular genetics of bacteria. In the course of that I then married a plant breeder who had really introduced me to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs