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Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...Introduction - This course is an introduction to chemistry concepts, using water as the main illustration. Much of the course is devoted to exploring the smallest water particle - a water molecule - what it is and how it gives rise to the particular properties of water. The course also explains powers of ten and scientific notation, which are a convenient way of...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision

...Project Wildscreen, 20th – 23rd October 2014 I’m Krishan Arora, I’m a consultant for SBS Television, which is Australia’s public channel, second public channel, and I’ve previously been a BBC commissioner in the specialist factual area and also a documentary producer. Environmental programmes: A limited audience? I think the issue with environmental programmes...
Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision

...Project Wildscreen, 20th – 23rd October 2014 I’m Krishan Arora, I’m a consultant for SBS Television, which is Australia’s public channel, second public channel, and I’ve previously been a BBC commissioner in the specialist factual area and also a documentary producer. Environmental programmes: A limited audience? I think the issue with environmental programmes...
First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design
Education & Development

First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design

...Project ‘Connecting Communities and Heritages against Climate Change’ which helps identify opportunities to develop confidence relating to sustainability actions and skills. By reflecting on prompt questions, it aims to support improving personal confidence by quantifying it, supporting you to increase your confidence through personal development actions. The...
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...Introduction - This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Sociology...The technology of crime control: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: illustrate how CCTV is used for general surveillance give examples of how CCTV can be used for crime control...The technology of crime control: 1 The purpose, efficacy and regulation...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...Introduction - This course is on Christopher Marlowe's famous play Doctor Faustus. It considers the play in relation to Marlowe's own reputation as a rule-breaker and outsider and asks whether the play criticises or seeks to arouse audience sympathy for its protagonist, who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for 24 years of power and pleasure. Is this pioneering...
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...Introduction - That mammals need energy to support all aspects of their lives, be it breathing, running, excreting, repairing cells, reproducing, keeping warm, is a central, unifying theme of the 'Studying mammals' series of units. So is the notion of specialisation of diet - that mammals display adaptations, i.e. specialised teeth or complex stomachs, that enable them to...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...Introduction - In this course you'll explore a further arts discipline – art history. But why study art history? Look around you, it's likely that wherever you are you'll be able to see some images – for example, on posters, magazine covers or food packaging. It's also likely that many of these images will be intended to have some sort of effect on you. For example,...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs