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Happy birthday Shakespeare!
History & The Arts

Happy birthday Shakespeare!

...open up Falstaff's money bag - or any money bag he can find - like he's opening an oyster with a knife! It goes like this. I will not lend thee a penny... Thomas Swann as Falstaff I will not lend thee a penny. Robert Harley as Pistol Why, then the world's mine oyster. Which I with sword will open. Queen Elizabeth I The world's mine oyster. It's full of money and treasure....
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How I wrote Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How I wrote Frankenstein

...opened, and he advanced to the couch of the blooming youths, cradled in healthy sleep. Eternal sorrow sat upon his face as he bent down and kissed the forehead of the boys, who from that hour withered like flowers snapt upon the stalk. I have not seen these stories since then; but their incidents are as fresh in my mind as if I had read them yesterday. "We will each write...
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What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?

...courses - that explore systems thinking in practice (STiP). The hub has drawn on content already on OpenLearn, but also includes new content created specifically for the hub. This hub is a work-in-progress with new learning resources added regularly. Many of the courses are derived from modules, some no longer taught, but still relevant to today’s challenges. Some...
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10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...course he has gone on to receive further accolades and awards, including an Honorary Doctorate of the Open University. Like all great broadcasters and all great educationalists, Evan’s outstanding gift is to make complex and technical issues clear and easily understood. And like all great communicators, he does it with infectious enthusiasm, a ready wit and a clear love...
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What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...Open Research Online repository Find out more about the Open University’s Children’s Research Centre, by visiting their website Have a look at the research carried out by children and young people If you are interested in learning more about the lives of young people, then you may be interested in our Bachelor of Arts degree in Childhood and Youth Studies or...
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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
Miscellaneous

The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...Open University, the Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Live stream: Trailer video: Transcript Bart Rienties is Professor of Learning Analytics at the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University. He is programme director Learning Analytics within IET and head of Data Wranglers, whereby he leads a group of learning analytics...
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Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics

...Open University mathematics teaching to include the broader and more nuanced historical material necessary to show the rich diversity of contributions to mathematical development, another way must be sought. Our proposal is to create an open access online resource containing original and secondary source material which exemplifies the diversity of mathematical...
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