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The solar system and the night sky
Education & Development

The solar system and the night sky

...Open University's Natural Sciences courses I’m the Curriculum Manager for YXM130 and my favourite characteristic about the module is that it provides you with the option to study what interests you. If I was to study this module, I would be interested in studying courses that would help to expand my knowledge of the solar system and the night sky. I am fascinated by the...
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Diversifying classical music programming: performing more women composers
History & The Arts

Diversifying classical music programming: performing more women composers

...Open University discusses classical music programming and how it can be diversified by performing more music by women composers with Gabriella Di Laccio (Donne Women in Music), Róisín Maher (Finding A Voice Music Festival), Tim Parker-Langston (Hensel Songs Online), Stephan Meier (BCMG), Angela Slater (Illuminate Women’s Music), and Deborah Keyser (Tŷ Cerdd/Music...
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Darwin Now
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin Now

...Open University in collaboration with the British Council. They form part of Darwin Now, a global initiative celebrating the life and work of Charles Darwin and the impact his ideas about evolution continue to have on today’s world. © The British Council 2009... Darwin Now A short introduction to this album. Darwin's key theory Steve Jones and Fern Elsdon-Baker outline...
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Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination

...Open University course DSE212 Exploring Psychology... Cannabis, consciousness and the imagination A short introduction to this album. Cannabis and consciousness Examining the affect of smoking cannabis on driving. How cannabis affects your body A look at an experiment that compares physiological and mental affects of cannabis. Experimenting with simulators Watching a...
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Audio 59 mins
Start writing plays
History & The Arts

Start writing plays

...Open University course A176 Start writing plays... Start writing plays A short introduction to this album. Starting out in playwriting How do you find your starting point? Playwrights discuss the start of the creative process from developing simple ideas to narratives. Developing a play What are the best practices to apply when developing a dramatic idea? This discussion...
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Audio 1 hr 2 mins
Bon départ: beginners' French
Languages

Bon départ: beginners' French

...Open University course L192 Bon départ: beginners' French... Beginners' French Introduction An introduction to this album of Beginner’s French lessons. Greetings Various ways to say hello and goodbye. At the train station How to find your way Checking spelling Finding out who someone is and spelling their name Shopping Describing and purchasing items Pronouncing words...
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Audio 22 mins
Investigating ageing
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating ageing

...Open University course SD805 Issues in brain and behaviour... Investigating ageing A short introduction to this album. Young and old compared We stereotype old age but what are the real differences between the young and old and how do we measure them? Ageing and vision How eyes can be studied to assess age and ageing. Ageing at the genetic level How the study of nematode...
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Geological time
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological time

...Open University course S260 Geology... Geological time A short introduction to this album. The age of rocks Andrew Bell begins to explain how we can determine the age of rocks by looking closely at their layers. Coins and fossils Andrew Bell gives us a very brief history of Britain through the use of old coins, and explains how fossils are from the carboniferous period....
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Audio 27 mins