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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
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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Article 5 mins
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
A reader's guide to Holes
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Holes

...writing with the image of Camp Green Lake in mind, envisaging the arid landscape, the relentless scorching heat, and the frightening creatures – especially the venomous yellow-spotted lizards. The characters and plot followed gradually. The central figure, Stanley Yelnats, is an unlikely hero: an overweight boy who is subjected to bullying. His family has a history of...
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Article 5 mins
Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship

...Writing Citizenship Dr Alessandra Marino examines how ‘acts of writing’ can support indigenous movements for civil and environmental rights, using the example of Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy and her activism against dams in India. Democrats, citizens, fools Dr Deena Dajani considers the idea that the right to question authority wasn’t solely rooted in the...
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Audio 1 hr 3 mins
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. Course image: © Sakonboon Sansri/Shuttterstock.com. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: 1. Join over 200,000 students, currently...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...writing. If the idea of writing sounds interesting to you, why not check out our free courses Start writing fiction or Writing what you know. [Banner of an anonymous mask on a green background. The word 'Authenticity' is embedded on the right.] 5. Authenticity Perhaps a controversial one, as it highly depends on why you drink alcohol, but for many, it is a way to reduce...
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Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...write up a research proposal...This free course, Introducing research in law and beyond, is designed to introduce you to the skills required to develop and complete a legal research project. You will learn about the complexities of research, how to identify a research topic, how to conduct a literature review and how to develop research questions. This course also...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs