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Film as a Historical Source
Health, Sports & Psychology

Film as a Historical Source

...University of Auckland Library: Historical Primary Sources - A Guide University of Washington Libraries: Primary Sources Western Libraries: Primary Source Research Film History: Academic Info: Film History [Contains links to many journals and other online resources] Online library catalogue for the University of Berkeley World Wide Web Virtual Library: Film History Index...
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...University MA in Translation: L102 Introduction to French studies (beginners) L103 Introduction to German studies (beginners) L106 Introduction to Spanish studies (beginners) L112 French studies 1 (intermediate) L113 German studies 1 (intermediate) L116 Spanish studies 1 (intermediate) L222 French studies 2: language and culture of the French-speaking world L223 German...
Reporting in the fog of an attack
History & The Arts

Reporting in the fog of an attack

...University each year: “If you’re first and wrong, you’re not first.” Unsourced chatter Channel 4 News’s apology said their correspondent quoted a source he trusted naming the attacker. No further information on who the source was or where the information came from was provided. Like many news addicts, I was watching Twitter as the attack and aftermath unfolded....
Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...
History & The Arts

Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...

...guides and angels ready to share their support and insights to ease our earthly woes. [Photograph of a tall stone standing angel in a graveyard in Stoke-on-Trent. ]In the Victorian era, this possibility of spirit communication and psychic phenomena attracted the attention of scientists and intellectuals globally, but it was during the First World War that Spiritualism...
What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?
Science, Maths & Technology

What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?

...guiding us to a perfect light. ‘The First Nowell’ also tells us of the star, which ‘To the Earth… gave great light, and so it continued both day and night’. Christmas plays and carols have shaped our thoughts about the nativity story and a Christmas Star. The gospel of Matthew (who is the only writer to mention the Wise Men) tells us more about it. We are told...
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...Beginners French 3: absolument!. The Open University has launched a dedicated learning centre called The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. OpenLearn is supporting this project and is providing extracted units of all courses on The Open Centre in our dedicated Language and Cultures Hub. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is the exciting new home for...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...Universe, from the detailed properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation to the distributions of galaxies, and the elemental abundances in astrophysical environments. However, there are several major unknowns in cosmological theory, including the nature of dark matter and dark energy. These gaps in knowledge are frustrating for anyone who would like to...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments
Health, Sports & Psychology

Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments

...University initiative finds out...[Older woman and young woman on a hommock next to a lake] It is great for everybody to get outdoors once in a while. But that is not so easy if you are living with dementia living either in community, or in a care home. The Parks Trust in Milton Keynes and The Open University are working together to evaluate a new initiative - 5 Ways Cafe...