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Colour in Byzantine Art
History & The Arts

Colour in Byzantine Art

...both the visible worldly sky and the invisible heaven above - which by contrasting with the bright white, it brings it even more in the foreground. The message is clear: Christ is light, Christ is pure, hence Christ is the hope and the salvation that lies within brightness and purity. Like the history of art? Try a FREE course Take it further with The Open University...
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Article 10 mins
Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub
Nature & Environment

Why you should visit the OpenLearn sustainability hub

...University. You don’t need to sign up for a course (though you can if you want to!) You can dip in and out whenever it suits you, whether you’ve got ten minutes or an entire afternoon to explore. 4. Learn your way Prefer watching videos? Enjoy reading articles? Like to test your knowledge with quizzes or try something interactive? The Sustainability Hub caters to...
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Article 5 mins
Childhood in the Digital Age
OpenLearn Ireland

Childhood in the Digital Age

...University, introduces some of the key themes, issues, and evidence in this important field... Introduction - Childhood in the Digital Age (#1/5) How is technology changing childhood in the digital age? Are children’s lives today significantly different from our own or is technology simply solving old problems in new ways? The media has claimed that digital technology...
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Video 15 mins
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Teaching secondary geography: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline the nature of geographical concepts and the enquiry approach, and explain their significance in geographical learning explain modes of creativity and the stages of the ‘creative’ process in...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...University Business School, is here to answer a few more questions following this week’s episode of The Bottom Line. Sally's research is at the forefront of theoretical and relevant issues in marketing strategy, segmentation, customer relationship management (CRM) and consumer behaviour. What is customer relationship management (CRM)? And why has it become so...
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Article 5 mins
James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision

...University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and joined the BBC Natural History Unit in 1992. He is the producer and director of award-winning wildlife TV documentaries for BBC, Discovery Channel and National Geographic. In 2009, he co-presented the BBC television series Wildest Dreams with Nick Knowles, a reality TV series about wild animals for which Honeyborne acted as mentor and...
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Video 10 mins
Blue Monday: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Blue Monday: An OpenLearn reading list

...University of Liverpool, has emphasised how our mental health is dependent on the events that happen in our lives , our social circumstances , and how we make sense of the world . It equally seems clear that our definitions of ‘clinical conditions’ are reflections of temporary social norms . So while this equation is scientific nonsense – you’re not really...
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Article 5 mins
The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries
Society, Politics & Law

The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries

...University's Social Sciences courses Background The town of Dumfries in South West Scotland has an industrial heritage that belies its image today as primarily a market town, regional centre and hub for the rural communities of Dumfries and Galloway. In particular, the town has a rich past as a location for the manufacturing of tweed cloth and hosiery. Alongside this lies...
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Article 10 mins