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The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...human presence from his painting of trees in blossom in the town of Pontoise, while Vincent Van Gogh’s painting of almond blossom eliminates everything but branches against a blue sky. I should also say that the view of spring that you find in Van Gogh’s painting is closely derived from Japanese prints, such as this one by Hokusai of branches of cherry blossom against...
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Video 15 mins
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...resource is for you. It introduces a number of the factors that you need to think about when applying to study medicine, and outlines some of the particular advantages of studying medicine bilingually at university...Studying medicine bilingually: How do I apply for medicine? - TEACHER: The most traditional way of getting into medical school is to apply in the sixth form...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
The secret history of teenage bedrooms
Education & Development

The secret history of teenage bedrooms

...resources that they have available to them to say this is me, this is my corner of the room, this is my space sort of within the house. It’s one of the first spaces in terms of what – of who people – who young people can actually let into the room, one of the first spaces that they can regulate… Laurie Taylor: Some people – I read about once – that people even...
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Article 10 mins
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...Human Experimental Psychology, vol. 33A, pp. 325–50. Gellatly, A., Cole, G. and Blurton, A. (1999) ‘Do equiluminant object onsets capture visual attention?’, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, vol. 25, pp. 1609–24. Giesbrecht, B. and Di Lollo, V. (1998) ‘Beyond the attentional blink: visual masking by object substitution’,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...resources people need. They may also have views and feelings about previous involvement with social workers. It can be helpful to explore with people using services how they see your role; an open discussion about this is one way to support empowerment, whatever the context of your practice. Some members of the Social Work team at The Open University thought that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...human behaviour, which may render any security measures ineffective. I shall remind you of these issues at appropriate points in the unit. The need for security in communication networks is not new. In the late nineteenth century an American undertaker named Almon Strowger (Figure 1) discovered that he was losing business to his rivals because telephone operators,...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...human artefacts, and hence all capital equipment, are wiped out in an extraordinary natural disaster. Human beings survive unharmed and set about constructing their capital stock, and other artefacts, all over again. This is an immense task but in a decade or so the job is done. In the second thought experiment we imagine once again that all capital equipment is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...resources out there, even though they can often give contradictory advice! Included here are some resources. Video 2 includes mention of OFSTED, the school inspection service in England. [MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER There's always challenges in schools, which make you sit-in your office, that email to be answered, that parent to be dealt with, or that matter that's arisen. But...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs