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Year of the Pig: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Pig: Chinese New Year

...learn how to write and pronounce basic Chinese words?...2019 is the year of the Pig. The Pig is the twelfth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac sign. The Pig is said to be logial anfd a 'fixer' They aren't good communicators, but they're kind and are providers; most are wealthy. Their main fault is that they lose their temper easily. Chinese New Year officially begins...
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Exploring data: Graphs and numerical summaries
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring data: Graphs and numerical summaries

...learn the uses for pie charts, bar charts, histograms and scatterplots. You will also be introduced to various ways of summarising data and methods for assessing location and dispersion...This free course, Exploring data: graphs and numerical summaries, will introduce you to a number of ways of representing data graphically and of summarising data numerically. You will...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
New Entrepreneurs 2015
Money & Business

New Entrepreneurs 2015

...learn to read; and Caroline Hearne who designed a new type of bag for bikes... Kleio Mikhail Devitt, winner of the New Business Challenge award in the OU Entrepreneurship Competition 2015, talks about Kleio - an app to help children learn to read. Bikeroo Caroline Hearne, the winner of the Innovation Award in the OU Entrepreneurship Competition 2015, talks about her...
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Video 6 mins
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise an increased interest in exploring the history of reading understand a range of examples of research into the history of reading use RED to follow up any personal interests in the history of reading...History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past: 1 Reading the English Bible - By...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Are you ready for online study?
Digital & Computing

Are you ready for online study?

...learn from home, fit study around work or family life, and access materials at any time. However, this flexibility can quickly become overwhelming when students are required to navigate digital platforms. Having a computer and an internet connection is not always enough to succeed in online study. Many students struggle not because they lack access to technology, but...
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...is proud to work with organisations of all shapes and sizes, all around the world, to bring you free educational resources. Here's just a few of our brilliant partners who help support millions of people take their first step into learning..._Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. _ [This is the logo for Dangoor] The provision of accessible education for...
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Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...learn mathematics and how it is learned. It then moves onto a discussion of what it means to act and be mathematical. When teaching mathematics a consideration of why it is important to learn mathematics will help you decide how you expect your students to learn and what they need to learn to consider themselves ‘mathematical’. The course further considers what it...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth
Education & Development

Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth

...learning...[Illustration of people studying, teaching and reading, books and digitally on laptops and mobile] Perhaps you work with children and young people or are a teacher thinking about taking your learning to the next level? Or you might simply want to know more about research and how you can take your research interest further. On this page we have brought together...
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