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Algorithmic Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Algorithmic Design

...research. And these are all great reasons to make toolkits, but it’s not really the reason that I got involved in this project. And, in fact, I didn’t really ever mean to do this. I guess at some point I did maybe. But anyway. So what happened was, I was a couple of years out of grad school and I was working at Tulsa Limited, as Irene mentioned. And I was making some...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...children is full of grammatical mistakes, isn’t it? GH Well, that’s one way of looking at it. We do tend to think of change as somehow change from the norm, and therefore change for the worse, sloppy, incorrect, and people obviously feel very strongly about that, sometimes writing letters to newspapers about the use of “hopefully” and what have you. I think it’s...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser

...research interests include public engagement with law, and marginalised communities and their access to justice. Edwin Parks Edwin is a Senior Lecturer in Law at The Open University and has written a wide range of courses, including materials for OpenLearn, the LLB and Executive Education. He is an international practitioner and experienced OU tutor. Liz Moody [Described...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
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Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...researchers. It is also a tool that can be abused by people wishing to cause harm to computers and the people who depend on them. In case I wasn't clear enough before, attempting to gain access to a computer to change its programming is a crime in the United Kingdom and most other countries. So think very carefully about your actions, should you choose to use Shodan or...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...children we quickly learn many rules about how to interact with other people. Some of these rules are common sense, such as ‘don’t interrupt a speaker’ and ‘say please and thank you’, and are necessary if we are to reduce the likelihood of arguments or causing offence. When we have a face-to-face conversation, we don’t just rely on the spoken words to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...research methods and theoretical approaches. This diversity can make it difficult for those coming to criminology for the first time to locate the theoretical underpinnings or disciplinary roots of particular criminological perspectives. In order to situate the ideas that are associated with ‘critical’ or ‘radical’ criminology, we include here a very brief...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Five pillars of ageing well
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five pillars of ageing well

...research has found that 70-80% of one’s ageing rate, up until age 80, is largely determined by non-genetic environmental factors". General recommendations for ageing well and keeping good nutritional habits are: Enjoyable and varied food with plenty of fruit and vegetables, enough fibre, reducing salt intake, keep an eye on having enough vitamins in our diet, Get enough...
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Video 10 mins
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...research report entitled Good Graffiti, Bad Graffiti? A New Approach to an Old Problem, which summarises findings of research exploring public attitudes towards graffiti. This report noted that attitudes to graffiti were more nuanced than initially assumed in their 2003 anti-graffiti campaign and depended on a range of factors, such as the type, quality, message, location...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs