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Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...world. [Map of the world colour-coded to show Chinese-speaking areas.] (Adapted from ASDFGHJ, ‘A map of the Sinophone world’, 24 January 2009, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New-Map-Sinophone_World.PNG, last accessed 29 May 2009) Figure 1 The Chinese-speaking world...Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course: 1.1 Varieties of Chinese - Apart from Mandarin, the other six major...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...world of digital forensics, that is, applying forensic science to the digital artefacts that we create every day through our interactions with computers, mobile phones and the unseen objects around us that encompass the so-called ‘internet of things’. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of postgraduate study in Maths...Digital forensics: Learning outcomes - After...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...world. Standing here inside the building, despite the crowds, the most striking aspect I can see is the hole, or oculus, in the coffered dome. This opening, 30 Roman feet across, lets in sunlight, moonlight, rain and the birds. The circular oculus makes sunlight cast a beam, like a floodlight, on the wall, and, like a floodlight, this beam moves around the interior,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...world, which could not be planned for, and rapid change programmes where implemented. As we adapt to hybrid ways of working and expectations, organisations are drawing on their experience to start to consider how to manage change now and for the future. This course focuses on how to approach a change initiative you want to implement, introducing you to frameworks and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Language of Poverty
Society, Politics & Law

Language of Poverty

...World War II era, we think back about the 1950s, 1960s as the Golden Age of the British welfare state. But even during that period, it is not too difficult to find a language that talks about the deserving and undeserving. So, for example, one of the key problem groups in the 1950s and 60s were the problem families. Problem families who were not raising their kids...
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Audio 5 mins
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...world? These are some of the questions that are currently preoccupying criminologists, especially those involved in ‘situational crime prevention’ initiatives and ‘governance’ theorists. Listen to the audio files. You may find it helpful to listen to the recordings a second time and take notes. The technology crime control part 1 (11 minutes 5 MB) JOHN MUNCIE. My...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...world were interviewed and asked about their reasons for deciding to buy or rent, and what the usual type of housing tenure is in their country. (‘Tenure’ means the way in which a property is occupied, for example as an owner or as a tenant who is renting.) Activity 1 Buying or renting preferences for households around the world Timing: Allow around 30 minutes The...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...world but there are teachers out there who are very inspirational and you can gain a lot. So the impact on the students is I’m hoping that it has made a difference to their progress. So its affected me cause I’ve lots of time and I can create good resource; the students love it. The TES, it does fit into my life in a big way I think. It’s very inspiring. You gain...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs