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Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...Open University course K204 Working with children and families... Working with children and families A brief introduction to this album. Families and origin Husband and father Calvin Wilkes discusses his attitudes to family life and living as part of a second-generation immigrant family. Life as a single parent Three different takes on aspects of family life involving...
Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...Open University free courses Basic Science: Understanding Experiments and Basic Science: Understanding Numbers available from OpenLearn. http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses... How to present your results A graph is a great way of telling a story with numbers but the same data can be presented using different ways. So how do you choose the right type of graph to...
Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?

...Open University course T217 Design Essentials... Chairs – are you sitting comfortably? What makes a good chair? Theo Zamenopoulos considers the factors that produce good design while sitting in his favourite place. No chair is an island No design is an island, entire in itself, they are all part of an ongoing conversation about what is good design Here Theo Zamenopoulos...
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...
Level 1: Introductory 12 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...
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...
Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...open our YouTube playlist in the YouTube mobile app where you can tilt your device to look around! Wat Buddhapadipa Temple The Buddhapadipa Temple is a Buddhist centre that was officially inaugurated by their Majesties, the King and Queen of Thailand on the 1 August 1966. It is introduced by Phramaha Bhatsakorn Piyobhaso. Transcript Exploring Religion in London Wat...
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....