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Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...introduction to the hub. [Welcome to The OU Education Conference]Download video transcript CPD recognition for conference participants If you took part in the conference and/or are using this hub as part of your professional learning or CPD, you can use our FREE online course, Professional Learning into Action on OpenLearn Create to gain recognition and demonstrate the...
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Should the EU give up on 'ever closer' union?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the EU give up on 'ever closer' union?

...project with a unity of purpose. In their view, cooperation in international organisations should follow the utilitarian premise of amplifying national goals rather than surrendering sovereignty and building a post-modern entity that ends the primacy of the state in world politics. A few years later, the euro crisis also fostered divisions across the EU along pragmatic...
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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...project you would like to pursue if you’re offered a place. When reviewing your proposal, there are three broad considerations that those responsible for admission onto the programme will bear in mind: 1. Is this PhD / PD research proposal worthwhile? 2. Is this PhD / PD candidate capable of completing a doctorate at this university? 3. Is this PhD / PD research...
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Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Project Based Learning and Evaluation to future and current educators and teachers. From 1991 he has designed and led online programs on personal, group and organizational development. He worked in recruitment, compensation, and organization structuring for the civilian workforce of the US Army before moving to a business career in Human Resources, Issue Management and...
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'As rich as Croesus'
History & The Arts

'As rich as Croesus'

...project and other reliable sources, such as the BBC, British Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art, to help you to explore where the saying ‘as rich as Croesus’ came from and to provide an opportunity for you to understand how the text of Herodotus can be compared with the archaeological record. [Croesus gold coin] Gold coin of Croesus, from the Metropolitan Museum of...
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What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...Introduction - This free course, What do we mean by digital health and social care?, will focus on digital health and social care technologies. Digital health technologies encompass a range of innovations and interventions. During this course you will explore the different types of technologies that exist in health and social care and the advantages and disadvantages...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The sound of silence
Science, Maths & Technology

The sound of silence

...forms part of The Open University course MU120 Open mathematics... The sound of silence introduction An introduction to The Sound of Silence Waves and harmonics Understand how a musical note is made up by plotting amplitude against time. Recreating sounds We take a trip to the Anglia polytechnic university of music theory to see if we can recreate the sound of a saxophone...
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Bottled Water
Nature & Environment

Bottled Water

...the effects this has on the carbon footprint, we learn how bottled water is disseminated worldwide. This material forms part of the course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world... Bottled Water introduction A short introduction to this album. Bottled Water Have you ever wondered where bottled water comes from and what impact this has on the environment?...
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