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Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale
History & The Arts

Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale

...Obi-Wan Kenobi, who answers him, is my favourite character: a fairy godfather if ever I saw one. ‘These are not the droids you’re looking for’, he says, altering reality in a later scene. The experience of redemptive love, to which his counsel eventually leads Luke, is a yet more impressive aspect of his gift. Try your hand at writing with these free courses...
Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology

...courses and qualifications. In this series of videos, people with learning disabilities and their support workers share their experiences of providing and receiving support to use everyday technologies. This includes tablets and mobile phones to access applications such as the YouTube and Zoom. The interviewees highlight the importance of person-centred support that is...
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Alzheimer's disease?

...treatment to alleviate or reduce the damaging effects of this disease. Various treatments and preventive measures are being investigated, including the use of hormone replacement therapy, vaccines, and substances that aim to break down the protein deposits in the brain. Extracted from The Open University course Understanding Health. You might also be interested in:...
What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...courses - that explore the themes of race, racism and ethnicity across the core faculty areas within The Open University. The hub has drawn on existing content already on OpenLearn, but also includes newly commissioned content created specifically for the hub. The content has been created by experts across (and sometimes outside) the OU and pulled together by the...
Design and Designing
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Designing

...course T211 Design and designing... Design and designing A short introduction to this album Introduction to drawing Controlling fingers and wrist to draw shapes and letters. Shading and toning Using pencil shading to show tone. Modeling a chair How to make a cardboard model of a chair from a cereal carton. Making a cd case How to make a CD case using simple materials....
The law and social work in Scotland
Health, Sports & Psychology

The law and social work in Scotland

...course K207 The law and social work in Scotland... The law and social work in Scotland A short introduction to this album The legal perspective A social worker describes her experiences working in the Scottish system, giving examples of cases and the procedures involved in her day-to-day life. The legal services council Colin Moodie explains the Legal Services Council, a...
The Arts Past and Present: Ireland
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Ireland

...course AA100 The arts past and present... The Arts Past and Present: Ireland A short introduction to this album. Attitudes to architectural heritage How Ireland's built heritage is being rapidly reshaped. Rebuilding after the rebellion How the new government abandoned certain buildings but chose to preserve others after the rebellion and the civil war. Ancient heritage...
Exploring Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring Psychology

...course DSE212 Exploring psychology... Exploring psychology About this Exploring Psychology album Disability discussed A BBC Disability Affairs correspondent introduces a panel to discuss the issues surrounding identity and disability. Disability and identity Lois Keith reflects on her disability and her change in her sense of identity. Can disability be irrelevant? A more...
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