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Citational politics
Education & Development

Citational politics

...writing is the practice of authors to reference, cite or allude to the work of other academics. Known as intertextuality – every academic text once written becomes part of a complicated labyrinth with other texts (Orr, 2011) – this practice of citation is a form of respectful acknowledgement. It acknowledges the contribution to knowledge that others have made and...
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Confessions of an English Opium Eater
History & The Arts

Confessions of an English Opium Eater

...write your own confessions...Explore Confessions with exclusive videos and activities. One of the first portrayals of recreational drug taking, Thomas De Quincey’s notorious nineteenth century book, Confessions of an English Opium Eater, is also considered the first autobiographical account of drug addiction. It influenced not just generations of narcoticized writers...
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World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu

...writing. No one knows precisely when she began her famous story, The Tale of Genji but, divided into fifty-four books or episodes, the novel is twice as long as War and Peace. The plots spans almost a hundred years and involves over four hundred characters. The hero, Hikaru Genji, seeks love and happiness, enjoys popularity at court and a series of amorous encounters. The...
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The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/deed.en Infographics are becoming an essential tool in data representation, sense-making and research communication. In this free course, The power of infographics in research dissemination, you will explore when and how infographics can be useful to your work. You will look at some good...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Happy New Year
Miscellaneous

Happy New Year

...Writing a book? Get started here...Don't give up, take up! New year, new resolution? Why not try taking something up rather than giving something up? We've got a few ideas where you could get started - take a look at the FREE tools and courses below and, to discover more about how we can help you, watch our short animation on to make the most of OpenLearn (and discover...
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Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...creativity is needed in crafting these assessment systems. This course is aimed at beginner teachers of music in secondary schools. It starts by looking at different forms and functions of assessment, what teachers should be assessing in music, how to make assessment musical. From there it identifies key approaches to assessment in the music classroom which will support...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...writing it down will help you to decide what information you need to answer it. For example, imagine you want to contribute to the Law Commission’s review of the law on financial settlements after divorce. Your research question will determine what methods you use, as can be seen in Table 1. Table 1 Different research methods RESEARCH QUESTION RESEARCH METHODS Does the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs