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OpenLearn and schools
Education & Development

OpenLearn and schools

Most of our resources are suitable for young people and they can all be used for free in schools. ..._Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. _ Whether as a pupil, teacher, or parent, why not visit our Schools hub to start studying with OpenLearn? Anyone can study an OpenLearn course, read an article or watch a video without creating an account. However,...
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At a crossroads: navigating work and/or family alongside study
Health, Sports & Psychology

At a crossroads: navigating work and/or family alongside study

...University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. [Jaya is studying on laptop stressed at university] Click on the image above, or click here to start your interactive experience. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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The Arts Past and Present: Diva
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Diva

...University unpicks some of the issues emerging from Catherine's story, and suggests that it's not good for one's reputation to develop a diva-like personality! This material forms part of The Open University course, A100 The arts past and present... The Arts Past and Present: Diva A short introduction to this album Catherine Rogers: future diva? Introducing Catherine...
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Space scientist: John Zarnecki
Science, Maths & Technology

Space scientist: John Zarnecki

...universe? How did our solar system evolve? These are the kind of questions that inspire John Zarnecki, Professor of Space Science in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The Open University. In the course of his 30 year career, Zarnecki has taken part in several high profile space probe missions. In this album, he recalls the landing of the Huygens probe on Titan,...
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Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...University postgraduate course TB872 Managing change with systems thinking in practice. ...Week 1: Practising systems thinking in practice: Introduction - Welcome to the first part of this free course Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP). This course provides an introduction to the field of practice called systems thinking in practice, or STiP. Systems thinking...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Caring In Welsh App
Education & Development

Caring In Welsh App

...University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol to help students gain confidence in using Welsh in the workplace or while studying. ...The glossary is divided into 21 sections including Osteopathy, Midwifery and Clinical Technology. Users can choose to hide or display the English text on the pages as their Welsh improves. [CCC Caring In Welsh App page] The app was designed,...
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Maintaining social order with gruesome images of Hell
History & The Arts

Maintaining social order with gruesome images of Hell

...University, explains the meaning of a fresco in the church of Kitiros in Crete...Long before Dan Brown's "Inferno" fresco painters on the island of Crete attempted to create their vision of Hell. New research sheds light on how these images helped to maintain social order. The frescoes pictured damnation and torture, but employed a touch of modern advertising techniques....
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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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