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Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War
History & The Arts

Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War

...thinking about issues and events. If you’re thinking about registering for an OU history module, you could also complete one of our free OpenLearn courses, which will give you an idea of how we teach history at the OU and some of the topics you would get to discover. 12. What are you planning to work on next? My first book was on Vichy France, and I’m interested in...
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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...thinking and representations (images, language and ideas associated with the activity) which provide ways for people to state who they are. It provides them with an identity, a way of belonging, and of connecting, with others. Football offers a particularly rich source of multimodal examples, tied in very strongly to social and cultural identities. Supporting a football...
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Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...thinking about balancing all components of life, including work, study and personal commitments, it is also worth considering the emotional impacts that influence a task’s overall significance. To really challenge your approach to prioritisation and the strategies you use to manage your time, watch Rory Vaden as he discusses ‘How to multiply time’. Everyday life...
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Article 10 mins
10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago

...think you might share too much on Instagram? See if you're a model citizen or a menace to society with our game _Ministry of Sharing: Are you a safe sharer? _ 3: Fitbit [Fitbit stand] Wearable tech was unheard of ten years ago and deemed a bit geeky, but now it seems to be one of the most up and coming trends for an increasing health-concious market. One of the market...
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Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...think of the Bard of Avon? We dip into her diaries to find out...Friday 26th January 1838 Said I was going to see Hamlet tonight. [Lord Melbourne] observed that it was a fine play but a heavy and very long play. He spoke of the different scenes, of Hamlet's character, said it was an obscure play to understand, &c.,&c. I observed that many of Shakespeare's plays were not...
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Understanding society: families
Education & Development

Understanding society: families

...thinking about why our experiences might be different. Activity 1 Read the extract ‘Working up a sweat’ by Ivor Gaber which is a summary of an extensive research document. Although it is short, the extract contains a lot of different ideas which can make it quite difficult to ‘digest’. So when you have read it once, return to it and either draw a diagram...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Getting started with Chinese 1
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 1

...system including tones, and how to pronounce some initials and finals. Whilst learning how to pronounce some syllables, you will also learn what Pinyin is and its relationship with Chinese characters. In the quiz section, you will have the opportunity to test yourself on what is covered in Week 1. Finally, in the consolidation and extension section, you will be shown how...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The oceans
Science, Maths & Technology

The oceans

...system of the planet. Using the Google Earth layers, explore some of the features you saw in Video 3: the mid-ocean ridge, and the sections across the Marianas Trench (the deepest known location), the Scotia Sea Trench (a more typical ocean trench) and the section shown in Figure 3. You should investigate and note the depths, gradients and general features you observe. At...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs