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Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...resource, and sexuality. They do little to challenge a gender ideology that is based on a simple binary classification model which comes with quite fixed ideas about how to understand sex and gender. This binary model suggests that all people can be classified into one of two sex categories: male or female. These sex categories are identified as oppositional and defined...
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Article 15 mins
Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...resources on the OU Library Training site. Collecting and managing references What others said: I saved all refs in a file as I went on. I … found that the best way for me was to go into Google Scholar and to press cite, grab the APA version which needed less modifications, and to save it in alphabetical order. [EdD student, Year 3] I think I would have tried to find a...
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Article 2 mins
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...1993) Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. Copyright © 1993 John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Reproduced with permission. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

...opening ceremony] A scene from the 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony Sharing games Inevitably, London 2012 was dubbed "the first social media Olympics", which makes Rio 2016 the second Summer Social Olympics. How have athletes adapted to having direct access to a global audience? Northwestern University's Michelle R Martinelli reports that, while participants are hemmed...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to music theory 1: form
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 1: form

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Introduction to music theory 1: form: References - Bor, J. (1999) The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Monmouth: Nimbus Records. Browner, T. (2002) Heartbeat of the People: Music and Dance of the Northern Pow-wow. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...resources may help with the maths in this section. Open the link in a new tab or window by holding down Ctrl (or Cmd on a Mac) when you click on the link. Remember to return here when you have finished. power notation (hundred, thousand, million in powers of ten) (Sections 2.2 and 2.2.1) scientific notation (for large numbers) (Sections 3.1 and 3.1.1, Activities 33 and 34...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...Open University course A334 English literature from Shakespeare to Austen...Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of some of the key speeches and scenes in Shakespeare’s As You Like It appreciate the importance and complexity of role-play in As You Like It appreciate the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Voice-leading analysis of music 2: the middleground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 2: the middleground

...Intrepretation and Analysis. Produced by the BBC on behalf of the Open University © 2001 The Open University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs