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Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...university and studied drama, and that wasn’t acting school or directing school, it was much more the exploration of the dramatic process, storytelling, kind of voice and body work and that kind of thing, so I learnt a lot about storytelling, presenting ideas, presenting performances and that’s where I came from, that’s what I was most fascinated by and then when I...
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Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time
Society, Politics & Law

Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time

...University we heard that you kicked up a storm. What is it about the Scottish Independence Referendum that caught people’s imagination in the United States? Gerry Mooney: Well, can I start by blaming Mel Gibson, yes, and you obviously have an Australian connection, so you’ve probably got some idea why I’m criticising Mel Gibson, because when I speak to people across...
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The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...University, and I’m ending my little series of films about the seasons in art by considering spring. And the only possible place to start is with Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, painted in Florence around 1480, surely the most famous picture of spring in western art. Although there’s been a huge amount of debate about exactly what exactly it depicts, It clearly shows...
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Understanding society: families
Education & Development

Understanding society: families

...and Conditions. Figure 2 Copyright © Corbis Figure 5 All photographs copyright © Suki Dhanda Copyright © Alamy Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Chinese)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Chinese)

...University. Cremin, H., Thomas, G. and Vincett, K. (2003) ‘Learning zones: an evaluation of three models for improving learning through teacher/teaching assistant teamwork’, Support for Learning, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 154–61. Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) (2000) The Teaching Assistant’s File: Induction Training For Teaching Assistants, DfEE, London....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...guided my steps in search of the American origins in London, and who was now to help me follow the Pilgrim Fathers over the ground where they sojourned when they were only the Pilgrim Sons. At divers places on the way, after we left London, he pointed out some scene associated with American saints or heroes. We traversed the region that George William Curtis' people came...
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Sound for music technology: An introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Sound for music technology: An introduction

...universally used by contemporary performers. Activity 23 (Self-Assessment). Two of the following statements are true and one is false. Find the true and false statements. (a) If two equal-amplitude sine waves A and B are exactly in phase, the result of adding them will sound twice as loud as A or B by itself. (b) Reducing the amplitude of a sine wave always reduces its...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Facilitating group discussions
Money & Business

Facilitating group discussions

...University course Q91 Business Management...Facilitating group discussions: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the key skills and behaviours required to facilitate a group discussion prepare effectively before facilitating a meeting consider some of the difficult behaviours that can occur in meetings think of some possible...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs