1,411 search results
Fast, fun, free: Try some of our Spanish language items
Languages

Fast, fun, free: Try some of our Spanish language items

OpenLearn is full of short items where you can learn something fast, for free - and have some fun doing so. Here's a selection of easy ways to start with Spanish...[Espana Cani restaurant, Madrid] [The Bilbao Guggenheim] [Bread in the Mercardo Medieval market] [Tacos De Luz taco truck]
View article Fast, fun, free: Try some of our Spanish language items
Article 5 mins
Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...de na prìomh sgilean saoranachd is am fiosrachadh a dh’fheumar gus eadar-theachd a dhèanamh san t-saoghal agus e ag atharrachadh. Bidh e a’ sgrùdadh mar a nithear atharrachadh gu poilitigeach agus gu sòisealta le bhith a’ toirt seachad cùl-fhiosrachadh riatanach airson tòiseachadh, eisimpleirean de luchd-atharrachaidh brosnachail, comhairle air mar a bheirear...
View course Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
World-Changing Women: Alexandra Kollontai
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Alexandra Kollontai

...class feminism and, as she saw it, against the male conservatism of socialist organizations. As a member of the revolutionary government Kollontai was able to implement the reforms she had long advocated. She was best known for founding the ‘Women's Department’, an organization that worked to improve the conditions of women's lives in the Soviet Union, fighting...
View article World-Changing Women: Alexandra Kollontai
Article 5 mins
Building the London Underground
History & The Arts

Building the London Underground

...class will be only twopence. The carriages will be superior to anything to be found on any railway in England. Owing to the nature of the substratum along the course of the line, it will be perfectly free from damp all the way; and, as every carriage will be abundantly lighted, the ride will be pleasant in the highest degree. The works will be speedily commenced, and it...
View article Building the London Underground
Article 5 mins
Squeeze casting and squeeze forming
Science, Maths & Technology

Squeeze casting and squeeze forming

...variables makes process difficult to operate under production conditions and often leads to slow cycle times. Typical production rates are 5–30 shots h-1. Final machining is kept to a minimum. Typical products include wheels, hubs, pistons, etc. for the automotive and aerospace industries. Materials: To date only aluminium casting and forging alloys are used...
View article Squeeze casting and squeeze forming
Article 5 mins
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...de mer seafood crevettes prawns moules mussels huîtres oysters olives olives Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 8 items in each list. Entrées chips œufs fruits de mer crevettes moules huîtres olives Match each of the previous list items with an item from the following list:...
View course Getting started with French 2
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...class, ‘race’ and gender and ideas about how social life should be organised. Poverty is often viewed as a deficiency in the way that poor people conduct their family and personal lives, in their attitudes to work, and so on. Through such arguments poverty comes to be understood not as an outcome of the society in which we live, a product of state failure or of an...
View course ‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...class’s ‘progress’ in comparison with others. Yet such competitions and plaudits pay limited attention to the nature or demand of the books that the pupils have read, or to the expertise or commitment of individual readers. Moreover, stickers, stars, certificates, bookmarks and prizes for being the ‘reader of the week’ or a ‘word millionaire’, can constrain...
View article Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Article 5 mins