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Rich pictures
Science, Maths & Technology

Rich pictures

...creative-thinking methods (including therapy). Drawings can both evoke and record insight into a situation. Draw a rich picture before you have a clear understanding of the situation you are interested in and use it as a jumping off point for developing understanding. Rich pictures are situation summaries. They are an attempt to encapsulate the real situation through a no...
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Video 10 mins
Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods

...creative and deeply reflexive of our learning journeys of producing knowledge. There’s tremendous intellectual energy in the 33 blogs posted. The areas of concern focus on our current work. Politics feature strongly – in international matters, migration research, citizenship engagements with change, Brexit, Trump, the growth of the far-right in Europe, devolution,...
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Article 5 mins
What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today
Education & Development

What the 2024 Paris Olympics can tell us about French language policy today

...writing in French to stretch and develop the national language. Over the years, this ideology, backed by political and military power, went a long way to help cement French cultural power in the world. Centuries later, it would seem that French language policy has not changed all that much. Recent coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics highlights that France doesn't just...
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Three Irish Poets – Katherine Tynan
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Katherine Tynan

...writing, work which also emphasises devotional Catholic themes. ‘Any Woman’ (1911) The poem was originally published in the1911 collection New Poems under the title ‘The Mother’ and was frequently anthologised afterwards, later as ‘Any Woman’. What similarities can you find between this poem and 'A Legend of Tyrone' (which can be found in our previous article...
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Succeed in the workplace Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...write strong CVs and application forms, and to handle different types of interviews. By the end of the course you will have made a start on your own realistic and strong action plan to enable you to find a job that will fulfil your aspirations and suit your lifestyle...Do you want to change jobs? Are you just starting in the job market? Are you returning to work after a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
New free courses and hobbies to try while Coronavirus restrictions are in place
Miscellaneous

New free courses and hobbies to try while Coronavirus restrictions are in place

...writing a novel to stargazing, we've got plenty of things for you to take up while you're isolating. Take a look at the FREE tools and courses below and let's come out of this with more knowledge than ever! Find out more about The Open University's Open Degree qualifications. Get writing Have you been itching to get your first novel started and haven't known where to...
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Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...write about science. This material is from The Open University Course Y161 Introducing environment... Introducing environment A short introduction to the album. Unseen impacts Find out more about the consequences of the way you shop. Shopping by car Short car journeys are the most environmentally damaging, yet a quarter of journeys are less than 2 miles. Shopping by bus...
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Audio 2 hrs 2 mins
Looking at, describing and identifying objects
History & The Arts

Looking at, describing and identifying objects

...writing your own object life cycle. You will also work with, and understand artefact databases...This free course, Looking at, describing and identifying objects, will enable you to practise and develop your skills of observation and description of objects. It will also enable you to interpret objects and work towards writing your own object life cycle. You will also work...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs