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Britain's Great War: Download your free 'The First World War Experienced' booklet
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: Download your free 'The First World War Experienced' booklet

...while it was being fought, as well as once the guns had fallen silent. We've run out of print copies of the booklet, but you can still download the booklet to your device, to print, or to read on your PC. The booklet was written in association with the BBC/OU co-production Britain's Great War. Read our collection of articles exploring the origins of the First World War....
Britain's Great War: At the eleventh hour - guide & clips
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: At the eleventh hour - guide & clips

...weeping for joy as the armistice was signed. The nation began to count the cost of four years of war, revealing some surprising winners as well as losers. The Great War from the OU & The BBC This episode was first broadcast on Monday February 17, 2014 on BBC One. For more information, and a link to watch again on the iPlayer where available, visit the BBC website....
Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley
Digital & Computing

Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley

...as: 'AI', 'Business' or 'Hardware' by selecting the 'Open filters' button on the top right hand side. This will allow you to filter content and only see one theme. You can also drag and explore via the grey timeline section at the bottom, although this is in beta at the moment and may have a few hiccups! More on Silicon Valley and technology Take it further with The OU...
Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens collection
History & The Arts

Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens collection

...to pop groups, Tom Jones to the triple harp, haunting medieval music to urban rap, Huw explores what makes Welsh music unique, and the qualities it shares right across the centuries. ➡️ WATCH HUW STEPHENS’ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY ON OU CONNECT ➡️ Watch the series on BBC iPlayer Free learning resources Articles / Video Free online courses...
Man up or open up?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Man up or open up?

...and emotional wellbeing, by using creative and imaginative methods, and by appealing to a common motivation to help others. The video ends with an appeal to rethink the messages we give to boys about what it means to be a man, so that men see that it’s better to open up than to man up. Transcript. Acknowledgement This animation was originally published on OU Connect....
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...students, another worthwhile and interesting activity, and some ways to use resources to promote and stimulate visualisation. Conclusion The conclusion points to some recommended books that will be useful if you want to think a little more seriously about visualisation, as well as highlighting where visualisation is incorporated into the framework for mathematics school...
Brexit and the Irish border
OpenLearn Ireland

Brexit and the Irish border

...become the only land border between the UK and the European Union (EU) and all EU citizens would retain the right to travel freely to Ireland, this surely means that the only way to prevent free movement of goods and people between the EU and UK is the re-establishment of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Meanwhile in the United States...
When the skeletons won’t go home: what the law says after Halloween
Society, Politics & Law

When the skeletons won’t go home: what the law says after Halloween

...become rather tiresome, and disposing of them can be rather problematic. There can be disputes between the family members of the property where the skeleton or dead body has decided to remain as to what to do with it. Along with the fact that the location of the skeleton or dead body’s grave may not be known! [Halloween skeletons sitting in beach chairs on a porch...