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The nature of history
Education & Development

The nature of history

...students bitterly complained: “The trouble with history is that it is just one thing after another”. Enter any history lesson now at any level and you are confronted by a very different picture. Gone are the obsessions with dates and an endless rote learning of facts about kings, queens and battles. For some years I co-authored a history text book; when I finished my...
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The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...become the national anthem for Wales?...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses_.  _ When does a song become a national anthem? Some have been written for that purpose (France), others have been adopted (Scotland). Many take the form of a prayer or supplication (England), and some are a call to arms (Ireland), but it was the rural ballad ‘Glan...
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Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19
Society, Politics & Law

Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19

...OU) have helped her to support Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) members during this challenging time: OU/EIS Microcredentials Case Study: https://www.open.ac.uk/scotland/partnerships/unions/pauline-mccolgan Scottish Union Learning Fringe event on the impact of COVID-19 in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvkjNg31gaI EIS ‘Teacher Professional Identity and...
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The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Society, Politics & Law

The life and times of Cyril Lakin

...OU’s research and aims to make academics’ work inspiring and accessible to communities in Wales. This supports institutional aims to make education open to all and supports wider OU work to build an informed, engaged and prosperous Wales. To keep up to date on our upcoming OpenTalks events, you can sign up to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or...
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What is Applied Linguistics?
Languages

What is Applied Linguistics?

...is, start here...Transcript Want to know more? If you're curious - and feel this could be the perfect subject for you, discover how to study Applied Linguistics as a student with The Open University This video was produced at The Open University with the help of: Zsófia Demjén, Vicky Eves, David Hann, Matthew Holley, Sue Lowe, Barney Savage, Sean Scrivener, Jackie Tuck...
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Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...students. You will get the best results if you actively engage in the process: though it may seem tempting to read straight on to our discussion, you will be a more effective learner if you work out your response first, because you will then have something on which to measure our discussion. We suggest also that at this point you equip yourself with a note book to use to...
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Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...OU Alumni but have been continuing engaging in research-based projects with the OU after writing a participatory research proposal on bereavement for my final assessment in 2023. I experienced a significant bereavement in my early school years, after my mum died of a rare form of cancer in 1999. Since then, I have gone through a series of life events that have brought up...
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Sgwrs Agored - Wales: Music Nation
History & The Arts

Sgwrs Agored - Wales: Music Nation

...OU / BBC Cymru Wales a gyflwynwyd gan Huw Stephens. Cafodd ei ddarlledu fis Hydref 2022. Yn y Sgwrs Agored hon, mae Huw, Ian Michael Jones, y cynhyrchydd, ac academyddion OU a wnaeth weithio ar y rhaglen yn trafod etifeddiaeth Cymru fel gwlad y gan, ac yn myfyrio ar uchafbwyntiau’r rhaglen iddyn nhw. Cynhaliwyd y digwyddiad hwn ddydd Mercher, 18 Ionawr, 2023, yn rhan...
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