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Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...article: Click on a subtitle if you wish to jump to content: A brief history of censuses What stories do differently shaped population pyramids tell? Digging inside the data Looking for discontinuities Transcript A brief history of censuses Census taking - recording the size of a country's population, and in many cases the age and gender of everyone making up that...
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Video 30 mins
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...articles on OpenLearn too, including this article, ‘What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?’, written by Professor Martin Weller, Director of the Open Qualification . Other resources related to studying across subjects which you might find helpful can be found in this interdisciplinary study collection. Reflection Where do you see yourself in five-years...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...article on Learning styles (2004). In the box below, note the learning style that most closely aligns with your own approach to learning. Example: I am more of a pragmatist because I like to try out new things and just get on with it. I am practical and I can apply what I have learned to my own situation. Activity 5 Timing: Duration 20 mins In Rosewell’s article you...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...et al., 2013, p. xii). These ‘products’ refer to everything from physical products to services, ideas, and processes, etc. Critically, however, the way that these ‘products’ are generated can vary substantially from context to context. Activity 1 Are you creative? Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Do you consider yourself creative? Reflect on the times that you have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Heritage case studies: Scotland
History & The Arts

Heritage case studies: Scotland

...et al., 2007). According to the Culloden website (linked above), the battle, which was fought in just 40 minutes, set in motion a series of events that saw the repression of a ‘distinctive way of life and culture’ and the removal of Highlanders from their homes during the Highland Clearances, in turn leading to mass emigration to Canada, the United States and other...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...articles. While you are encouraged to read these, the timings for activities will provide an indication if you are expected to read them in detail. Some are long and you may wish to save them for future reference and read them in full at a later date...Hybrid working: organisational development: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course, you should be able to: apply...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...article. The article in the attached pdf (Revel, 2004) illustrates the way PDAs, an example of an ICT system, can be used in education. You should read this article and then answer the following questions. How can a child input data to his or her own PDA? How is data conveyed between PDAs? How does the PDA output data to the child? Give an example from the article of how...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Criminology beyond crime
Society, Politics & Law

Criminology beyond crime

...et al., 2010; Tombs and Whyte, 2010). The concept of social harm can be used to open up the possibilities of new narratives in such areas as Green Criminology and eco crime, human rights, and human security. It creates new considerations of how to govern global social relations and alternative ways of conceiving justice. Within this framework, it is possible to consider a...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs