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Climate of fear: culture of hope
Languages

Climate of fear: culture of hope

...creative endeavours. Take the term ‘climate change’ itself, for example. This is a very clear example of the way that the language we use to refer to something can influence how we perceive that thing. And not only how we perceive it, but how we react to it. This is known as linguistic framing. All words have not only a core meaning, but also a set of associations...
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Simple coding
Digital & Computing

Simple coding

...writing a ‘recipe’, which in computing is called an algorithm, in a so called programming language that a computer can understand. When the computer runs the code we wrote, it follows the ‘recipe’, step by step. We will use Python, a popular programming language for teaching and for professional software development. You will see that Python code reads almost like...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance
Education & Development

Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance

...creative space for children to extend their understandings. Lots of work and resources are available to support children’s social and emotional learning, but very rarely from an arts-based approach. We strongly believe that an arts-based approach, and dance in particular, offers an extra dimension through the physicality of movement: where embodiment and exploration of...
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Article 15 mins
EPQs: why give a presentation?
Education & Development

EPQs: why give a presentation?

...Writing up your dissertation Why give a presentation? Giving a presentation on the results of your work is a requirement for the EPQ. You are asked to: show evidence of how you approached and carried out the EPQ give an overview of the research you conducted. [Fig 1 - The research cycle: Communication]Figure 1 The research cycle: communicationShow descriptionFigure 1...
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The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...creative endeavour, but it's also a business project. And just like any other business, most films are intended to make money. This free online course, The business of film, will show you how film production works. It has been created with Pinewood Studios – the leading provider of studio services to the global screen-based industries. Using the value chain concept and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
World-Changing Women: Caroline Norton
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Caroline Norton

...writing and the publication of her verses led to appointments as magazine editor which brought some measure of financial independence. In 1836, she finally left her husband who responded by accusing her of adultery with the Home Secretary Lord Melbourne, despite his previous encouragement of the friendship. He sued Melbourne for seducing his wife and, although he lost the...
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Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...writing job descriptions to finally assessing who to appoint...Does the recruitment and selection process fill you with dread? Discrimination and equal opportunities legislation can make this area feel like a minefield. If you are faced with appointing a new employee then this free course, Human resources: recruitment and selection, will provide a straightforward guide to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Desert Island Discs at 75: An OpenLearn listening list
History & The Arts

Desert Island Discs at 75: An OpenLearn listening list

...writing a memoir' - well, how can I write a memoir? I've got no bloody conflict! My parents just took it in their stride, and it was never, ever an issue for them. Castaway on: 14th July 2013 Listen to Val McDermid on Desert Island Discs Val McDermid on celebrity villains Stephen Spender [Stephen Spender] Stephen Spender Stephen Spender's writing as a poet had a firm...
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