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Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern
History & The Arts

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern

...of Neo-classical sculpture in an English country house. And you will find out about a key movement in modern art, Abstract Expressionism, and take a look at some iconic works in Tate Modern. This material forms part of The Open University course A226 Exploring art and visual culture...The podcast collection Try a FREE course Take it further with The Open University...
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Audio 1 hr 30 mins
Think like an entrepreneur
Money & Business

Think like an entrepreneur

...work, entrepreneurs think differently. They combine creativity with resilience, testing ideas, learning from setbacks, and adapting fast. In this interactive, guided by entrepreneur and business expert Julian Hall, you’ll explore what makes entrepreneurs unique, the different paths they take, and the skills that drive success. Whether you dream of launching a start-up,...
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Activity 5 mins
Good Academic Practice Collection
Education & Development

Good Academic Practice Collection

...work: exploring academic integrity course. Plagiarism comes in all shapes and forms. This short interactive course is essential if you want to understand what is meant by good academic practice. The other resources in this collection will help to further your understanding. Check out our series of short animations If you are a student studying with The Open University you...
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Article 5 mins
Earth's physical resources: rocks for roads
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: rocks for roads

...Roads An an introduction to this album How a quarry works Quarry managers explain how rock is formed and how they extract different layers of stone. Once blasted and processed, it is used to build roads. Longterm sustainability of quarries A look at the road laying process. The need to supply locally, use natural road products and protect the environment around quarries....
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Audio 14 mins
Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Biodiversity

...work in South Africa, protecting the delicate ecosystem of a unique heath-land habitat called 'fynbos'... Biodiversity An introduction to this album iSpot A guided tour of the key features of iSpot.org.uk, showing how people of all ages can contribute to this database of biodiversity. Fynbos, a floral kingdom Silvertown introduces some of his latest projects, in...
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Audio 12 mins
Children and the Internet
Health, Sports & Psychology

Children and the Internet

...the risks of unregulated access to information from net Regulation and benefits Professor Sonia Livingstone feels the benefits outweigh the risks Working with children methods and challenges The challenges psychologists face with this type of research. Which children are most vulnerable Professor Sonia Livingstone discuss what other factors contribute to child safety...
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Video 36 mins
Sensory augmentation devices
History & The Arts

Sensory augmentation devices

...work of Paul Bach-Y-Rita's minimal tactile vision sensory substitution (TVSS) systems, are now helping progress research in other very practical applications... Sensory augmentation devices How can new technology help you to play a new musical instrument? The E-Sense research programme, which is building novel augmentation devices to explore sensory, bodily and cognitive...
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Video 8 mins
Build your personal brand
Education & Development

Build your personal brand

...of yourself. You’ll also learn quick, practical ways to talk about your brand, including a simple introduction technique you can use anytime. With a few tools, some honest reflection, and the support of others, you’ll build a brand that feels real, works for you, and grows with you. Start interactive [laptop with Build your personal brand interactive on the screen]...
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Activity 5 mins