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Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

...OU co-produced Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots help inform the debate, describing recent advances to a wide audience, and the OU’s OpenLearn free learning resources provide a next step towards learning more. Using questions such as the ones raised by the House of Lords Select Committee inquiry can help guide the independent learner in a variety of ways: firstly, by...
A brief introduction to the Chinese education system
Education & Development

A brief introduction to the Chinese education system

...students working at their desks in a Chinese school] Structure of the Chinese education system In China, education is divided into three categories: basic education, higher education, and adult education. By law, each child must have nine years of compulsory education from primary school (six years) to junior secondary education (three years). Basic education Basic...
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...become Professor at the OU.) Cultural Studies courses and projects are still very popular around the world, particularly in the USA and East Asia. Studying a community through a discussion of its culture – songs, habits of life and vignettes of individual lives is prefigured in The Souls of Black Folks. Du Bois sets out at the start the key concepts in his thinking:...
Volunteering in the community
Education & Development

Volunteering in the community

...OU staff on why they volunteer, what it means and how others can get involved...[Group of people joining hands] There are a range of ways to be active in your community, from formal volunteering with an organisation or public body to doing things by yourself or with neighbours to make the place you live a little better for everyone. Some, but not all, of these roles come...
Neil Gaiman on his inspirations as a fantasy author
History & The Arts

Neil Gaiman on his inspirations as a fantasy author

Author, Neil Gaiman, discusses how P.L. Travers (author of Mary Poppins) and Enid Blyton were both a catalyst for his love of fantasy fiction. ...Transcript This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. More on fantasy novels
Val McDermid on celebrity villains in crime novels
History & The Arts

Val McDermid on celebrity villains in crime novels

Val McDermid talks about her inspirations for the monstrous character of Jacko Vance in 'Wire in the Blood' and how celebrity is the new lord of the manor in the crime genre. ...Transcript This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. More on crime novels
Timeline: The Metropolitan Police
Society, Politics & Law

Timeline: The Metropolitan Police

Journey back to when The Met began with our interactive timeline and discover the cases and technology that reshaped policing in the UK. ...Viewing this on a tablet or mobile device? For the best experience, view this timeline with the screen facing sideways/landscape on your smart phone or tablet. Find out more about the police and crime Take it further with an OU course
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...student teachers...Assessment in secondary music: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise the purposes and forms of assessment and their application in, and implications for, music education understand what to assess in music education promote assessment for learning in music education understand how to use assessment to plan for...