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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...
Latin graffiti at Pompeii
History & The Arts

Latin graffiti at Pompeii

...writing's on the wall—read the graffiti left by residents of the ancient town of Pompeii, preserved by a volcanic eruption...The 79 CE. eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy completely consumed and buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Upon their rediscovery and subsequent excavation many hundreds of years later, archaeologists discovered an era so...
Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction
History & The Arts

Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction

...writing). In this free course you’ll examine one of Christie’s most significant works, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and explore the evolution of British detective fiction in relation to Christie’s background, literary modernism and the development of middlebrow fiction. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A893 MA...
Children and young people’s participation
Education & Development

Children and young people’s participation

...Write notes on the following: How many different sectors of the children’s workforce might be involved in implementing some of her findings? Would there be an integrated response, or do you think that some children’s services are more willing to engage with children’s research than others? How children feel about their local housing estates Independent study 2 Read...
Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion
Society, Politics & Law

Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion

...writings of a Russian anarchist prince called Peter Kropotkin. In the following podcast you can listen to the Philip being interviewed by Andy Morris, which introduces you to Kropotkin's life and ideas. Philip is interviewed by Andy Morris from The Open University’s Geography Department. [Marx as fashion] Transcript Andy Morris (AM): Hello, I'm Andy Morris and I'm...
Entrepreneurial Lives
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial Lives

...Business as bricolage Bricolage refers to ‘making-do’ with limited resources in new and creative ways. How do entrepreneurs approach the realities of running a business? Lifestyle entrepreneurship: A life affirming business ethic MariaLaura unpacks the notion of ‘lifestyle’ and explores the priorities and orientations of the so-called ‘lifestyle entrepreneur’....
Partnerships: working across boundaries
Money & Business

Partnerships: working across boundaries

...Creativity, innovation and change... Working across boundaries An introduction to this album’s content Regeneration How partnerships can bring in the essential finance needed for regeneration of Stoke-on-Trent Tourism How the City Council and Royal Doulton worked together to develop visitor services at the pottery. Neighbourhoods The way in which partnerships and...
Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin
History & The Arts

Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin

...writing prolifically until recently. Her latest book, No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, a collection of essays about everything, from writing to ageing, was published in December 2017. She was a strong female voice of dissent within male-dominated genres. She challenged race stereotypes in fantasy and science fiction. She had a long-lasting influence on a...