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Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise
Education & Development

Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise

...resourcefulness and perseverance than someone studying by more traditional means. So, when setting out on a distance learning course, it is very helpful to know something about the nature of learning itself. With this aim in mind, this short article looks back over time to some words from the wise about the learning process and, through those words, points you to some of...
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5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Education & Development

5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing

...resources: Stress Container Exercise (BBC) Stress Container (MHFA England) 3 - The 4Ds [yellow post it notes and a blue pen] The 4Ds can work well when used in conjunction with the stress container but they can also be applied to your never-ending to-do list. But what I really love about the 4Ds, is that it is a very simple and quick way to triage any unexpected tasks you...
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Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist
Society, Politics & Law

Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist

...Open University's Social Sciences courses Setting the scene In the summer of 2022, talk of strikes taking place or being threatened across a number of airlines using UK airports was a staple feature in the media. Strikes by airline workers are not in 2022 ‘news’ as such. We have become used to hearing of industrial action in the sector, not least involving staff...
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Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?

...open up. Indeed, far from coming together the two tribes seem further away from each other than ever. The British public seem to think that over the next few years (whatever that means) Brexit will be bad for the UK. In a recent Opinium poll for The Observer, when asked ‘Do you think leaving the EU will ultimately be good or bad for the UK?’ 18% replied ‘very...
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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 3: Is nuclear power safe?: Introduction - In the following video, Sam and Gemma discuss the safety of nuclear power. SAM SMIDT Did you know that every year, 100 people on average die in Russia from icicles falling on them, and 450 people on average die every year...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. This course concentrates on the ways in which these two very different entities, in two very different places, can both be understood as ‘heritage’. [Described image] Figure 1 The Great Barrier Reef, Whitsunday Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photographed by Walter Bibikow. Photo: © Jon...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...Open University course DD316 Modern political ideas...This course will introduce you to the work and writings of George Orwell through a study of his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). By studying the book, well-known for its depiction of a totalitarian state, and the techniques, language and oppressive methods used by such states, you will gain a wider understanding of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs