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Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...opens Chapter 8 with [p. 213]. What problems are likely to be faced over time by such a mammal beginning to adopt a full-time tree-dwelling existence? Answer Moving effectively around trees requires agility and a good sense of balance. Dense foliage itself could also create problems of communication between individuals; reliance on vision may not prove an entirely...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...Open prison; Eric Cullen head of Psychology at Grendon Prison; David Wilson head of operational training for the Prison Service. Activity 1 After listening to the audio programme bear in mind the following questions: How has the programme added to your knowledge of the prison system? What do you now think the purpose of imprisonment should be? Why do you think Grendon...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Two Yorkish episodes
History & The Arts

Two Yorkish episodes

...open fields, newly reaped and still yellow with their stubble, or green with the rowen clover. Sometimes it ran straight and sometimes it curved, but it led so rarely near any human habitation that one would rather not have met any tramps beside one's self on it. Presently I overtook one, a gentle old farm-wife, a withered blonde, whom I helped with the bundles she bore...
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Article 5 mins
The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary
OpenLearn Ireland

The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary

...Open University and its licensors. 'Reflections on the Good Friday Agreement' is not available under a Creative Commons license, unless otherwise stated. This video gathers reflections from many of the key negotiators involved in the making of the Good Friday Agreement and those opposed to it. Contributors consider their memories of people, places and processes and the...
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Article 10 mins
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Teaching secondary mathematics: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand why people learn mathematics and how it can be taught effectively know what it means to act and be mathematical change teaching so that students are...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...open it in a new window or tab. That way you can easily return to where you’ve come from without having to use the back button in your browser. You can do this by holding down the ‘CTRL’ key (or CMD on a Mac) and left clicking the mouse button; or right click and ‘open in new tab’. Go to Week 1...Introduction and guidance: Acknowledgements - This free course was...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Introducing Ethics in Information and Computer Sciences: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss what ethics is and what constitutes an ethical issue identify and discuss ethical issues that arise in the media, in routine conversations and, in particular, in personal everyday...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Goya
History & The Arts

Goya

...opened as a museum in 1819, to display the court's art collection The astronomical observatory opened in 1790, one of only four of its kind in Europe. Goya was not an intellectual, but his portraiture of the 1790's, often shows the props and facial expressions, of what has been termed ‘The Light of Reason’. Was he sympathetic to these people ? His portrait of Antonio...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs