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A parasocial Valentine's letter
History & The Arts

A parasocial Valentine's letter

...writing a love letter to Wuthering Heights’ Catherine ‘Cathy’ Earnshaw...Catherine is the passionate, wild and headstrong protagonist from Emily Brontë’s famous novel, Wuthering Heights. And yes, also the song of the same name by Kate Bush. It is a novel (and song come to that) which Graham loves and Catherine is one of his favourite characters... so much so that...
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Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...creative management and systems thinking ideas and approaches in a range of organisations to improve and develop their performance. She currently teaches on the OU STiP modules. Mo enjoys walking (her three dogs), is keen gardener (okay she potters in the garden ….. okay to be honest she sits in the sun with a glass of something cold) and an avid reader. She also enjoys...
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Audio 15 mins
Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2
Education & Development

Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2

...these interviews, potentially will help BME, people that may live in Milton Keynes, desire to be a part of the OU or to apply for these jobs. Copyright Copyright OpenLearn publishes all its content using a creative commons licence which allows all our content to be re-used for educational purposes if The Open University is credited. More details are available here....
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Audio 1 hr 30 mins
Composing with MIDI
History & The Arts

Composing with MIDI

...creative processes involved. This material forms part of TA212 Technology of Music... Composing with MIDI A short introduction to this album. A MIDI Studio A MIDI composer talks about his career and the equipment in his studio. MIDI Basics What MIDI is and what it can do. A composer describes how he uses general MIDI MIDI in Film and Television Using MIDI to compose for...
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Audio 40 mins
Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma
Languages

Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma

...creative medium, with positive educational benefits. Presented by science writer Angela Saini, this podcast explores many of the issues surrounding the subject of children and video games, and looks at work in this area by the Open University’s Centre for Childhood, Development and Learning. In the first five tracks we hear first-hand accounts from a number of...
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Audio 1 hr 14 mins
International Day of Peace
Miscellaneous

International Day of Peace

...It is not enough to teach children how to read, write and count. Education has to cultivate mutual respect for others and the world in which we live, and help people forge more just, inclusive and peaceful societies.Learn more about the processes of peace, the aftermath of conflict and more with the articles, interactive, free courses and videos below. More about peace...
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What are Mintzberg’s five components of an organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What are Mintzberg’s five components of an organisation? The one-minute guide

...in 1979, Henry Mintzberg identified five components to answer the question 'what is an organisation?'...Find out more about Business and Management degrees a The Open University [Some people doing vaguely business-related things] These are clearly stock image people. What would it take to make them an organisation? Henry Mintzberg, writing in The Structure of...
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Design thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Design thinking

...creativity to come up with solutions to all kinds of problems, and have fun in the process too!...Are you ever frustrated with something that you thought you could design better? This free course, Design thinking, will show you how to structure your natural creativity to come up with solutions to all kinds of problems, and have fun in the process too!...Design thinking:...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs