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Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...Introduction - This course offers a fascinating overview of the 'big ideas' that have shaped physics from the time of Kepler to the present day. Using little mathematics, the course surveys fundamental features of key physical theories and provides the essential context for the further study of physics. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...Introduction - It is hard to imagine anyone with an interest in human history and human culture who has not been fascinated by ancient Egypt. Books and films on Egypt abound, ranging from painstaking science to wild fantasy, and the legacy of Egypt can be felt in fields as diverse as jewellery, architecture (Figure 1) and film. Courtesy of Paul Wood (The Open University)...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...project future sizes and so within a mannequin creation option we can choose what nation they come from. So for us China is a really important market so we might want to look at a Chinese female of medium height and then we can choose a reference here. So its SIT 2014 but we’ve got the option to project all the way up to 2030. We aim to fit as many of our customers as...
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Article 10 mins
Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...Introduction - This free course, Making sense of mental health problems, explores some of the key ways of naming and making sense of mental health problems, such as psychiatric diagnosis, psychological formulation and social need assessments. There are both theoretical and practical concerns about categorising mental health problems and you will explore these in relation...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Measure the Pulfrich Effect
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Pulfrich Effect

...Introduction In this experiment you will be investigating a phenomenon known as the Pulfrich pendulum effect. As you might guess, it involves a swinging pendulum, and was first described in 1922 by a German physicist called Carl Pulfrich. This is a very simple effect to demonstrate, and to try it for yourself you need just three things: a length of thin string or thread...
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Video 15 mins
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...Introduction - This free course introduces you to critical thinking as a tool for psychology. As you work your way through the course you will learn what critical thinking is, and why it is important to use in the study of psychology. In particular, it will help you to think about how to use it when doing independent research. The course is divided into five separate...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...Introduction - This course discusses ways in which our lives are ordered by the state. The focus is largely on the question ‘How is society made and repaired?’ But you will also be looking at questions of differences and inequalities. You may find you need to work harder to see the significance of this second key question, but the effort will be worthwhile. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs