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Describing language

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Nouns: naming things, places, people and ideas: Introduction - [A man stands behind a counter on a market stall. There are a range of drinks and snacks are available.] Figure 1 A man behind a counter in a market. Imagine you are in a shop in a country where you...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
When two worlds collide: achieving wisdom in online groups
Science, Maths & Technology

When two worlds collide: achieving wisdom in online groups

...Open University's Design courses and qualifications. Watch the animated version of the comic below, to see the distinctions between both worlds and how effective we can be when we work together in groups. Transcript Disclaimer: The views expressed in the videos and the graphic novel are those of the author and not of The Open University. Find out more about S World - M...
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Video 30 mins
How does nature tell the time?
Nature & Environment

How does nature tell the time?

...opening up a tree we can learn about the environment it grew in and conditions that may have affected the human population at the time. But how is it possible to read the history from trees? [Tree rings] Every year a tree puts on a new layer of growth forming a ring just under the bark, it is that ring that tells us a year by year account of the events. A wide ring means...
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Article 10 mins
Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...open to naps in the office but against bombast. It's a formula that appears to be working...[Huawei watch] A Huawei watch We have just spent a week visiting Shenzhen, China, to see the headquarters of one of the world’s most innovative and fastest-growing companies – Huawei. Since its founding in 1987, Huawei has grown to become one of the world’s largest telecoms...
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Article 5 mins
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...Education, Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press. Buckingham-Hatfield, S. and Percy, S. (1999) Constructing Local Environmental Agendas: People, Places and Participation, London, Routledge. Dryzek, J.S. (1997) The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses, Oxford, Oxford University Press. Hardin, G. (1968) ‘The tragedy of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...Open University’s campus in Milton Keynes, UK), water can be easily taken for granted until there is a spell of hot weather! When this happens, plants dry up and some may die, but others are remarkably resilient and will spring back to health as soon as rain arrives. On Earth, there are also regions that are much drier than the UK. Look at photographs in Figure 6 and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs