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Introducing language and creativity
Languages

Introducing language and creativity

...introduction to creativity - and explores its links with language...What is creativity, and what does it have to do with language? This animation looks at how people use language in creative ways, at the roles linguistic creativity plays in society, and at how people go about studying it. Inspired? For more about English language studies at the Open University visit our...
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Video 5 mins
Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...management. The course will be open to all with the only prerequisite an interest in how to do development differently...This free short course addresses the key elements of designing a development intervention. Its approach to ‘doing development’ will be value led rather than technical. There is a wealth of material teaching a technical approach to development...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer
Science, Maths & Technology

Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer

...introduction. Apollo Guidance Computer History Project First conference July 27, 2001. Ref: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/apollo/public/conference1/hamilton-intro.htm. Accessed 28 May 2019 Hamilton, Margaret (2004) The Heart and Soul of Apollo: Doing it Right the First Time. Presented at the MAPLD International Conference, September 9, 2004....
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Studying social work law
Society, Politics & Law

Studying social work law

...introduction to social work law Social work law and UK regulation Applying social work law to children and families Applying social work law to asylum and immigration In An introduction to social work law you will learn what social workers do in their day to day practice with people. You will explore the importance of social work values and consider the challenges of...
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Article 10 mins
The relativistic Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The relativistic Universe

...introduction to The Open University course S383 The relativistic Universe... The Relativistic Universe An introduction to this album Telescopes and the universe's evolution The latest technology can look almost all the way back to the Big Bang, and may soon identify the first stars and galaxies Cosmic Microwave Background radiation The Planck Surveyor is designed to...
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Audio 32 mins
The physical world: waves and relativity
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: waves and relativity

...introduction to wavelengths and looks back to the discovery of electromagnetism and the invention of radio. To demonstrate just how vital waves are, the two captains turn off their modern communication tools and try traditional methods of keeping in touch. In addition, two bonus video tracks explore Newton's laws of motion and Einstein’s special theory of relativity,...
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Audio 34 mins
Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Understanding Social Change A short introduction to this album. The welfare state - what is it? Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual. Welfare - who's responsible? Controversy surrounding responsibility for welfare and the sections of society who contribute....
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Audio 1 hr 15 mins
Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire
History & The Arts

Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire

...introduction to this album. The foundation of Rome An introduction to the stories of the foundation of Rome and how these myths reinforce Roman identity even today. The House of Augustus Insights into how Emperor Augustus connected himself to the foundational myths and gods of Rome. The Ara Pacis How this monument conveys messages of the abundance and power of the Roman...
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Audio 48 mins