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What is OpenLearn Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

What is OpenLearn Scotland?

...FREE courses, academic insights via articles, interactive videos and audio, and broadcast material as a whole demonstrates The Open University's commitment to delivering a curriculum that is appropriate for the differing requirements of each of the countries within the United Kingdom. These open educational resources have been collected and developed from across The Open...
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Article 5 mins
Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work
History & The Arts

Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work

...despite not having money, despite living elsewhere than the south of the country – too! Take part in our Quiz: Which Brontë ​sister wrote it Explore the OU/BBC drama on the Brontë sisters, To Walk Invisible. Read Prof. Sara’s article: Written in blood: Family, sex and violence in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Practise the Brontës’ art with our free courses...
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Article 5 mins
The moral equality of combatants
History & The Arts

The moral equality of combatants

...free course introduces and explores the idea of the moral equality of combatants and discusses the question of the basis of liability to killing in war. It invites students to understand and assess the epistemological argument for the moral equality of combatants and other arguments for and against this idea...This free course introduces and explores the idea of the moral...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...free course, Assessing risk in engineering, work and life, investigates how we can manage risks at work, in the home and in the wider community. Risk is tied in with accidents so it is vital to understand how accidents arise, how likely they are to occur and how they can be prevented. These subjects are all covered in this course...Risk is something that must be taken...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...free course provides a quick overview of the Byzantine icon; its function, the spaces it occupies and the subjects it depicts. The course spans two weeks. In Week 1, you will explore what an icon is, its function and importance within the Byzantine culture, and Christian Orthodox religion. This course doesn't require extensive prior knowledge of Christianity, though you...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...free course, Music and its media, examines some of the main ways in which music is transmitted. It considers how the means of communicating a particular piece can change over time; and how the appearance and contents of a source can reflect the circumstances in which it is produced. The course focuses on three examples of musical media that allow us to study music of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...free course focuses on Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, who lived from 63 BCE to 14 CE. The rule of Augustus marked a significant political change in Rome, and Augustus’ position as emperor was initially fragile and controversial. Key to his success in holding onto power was his masterful use of visual propaganda to cement his position and underline his legitimacy. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...free course you will focus on how to be a critical reader. Reading critically is an essential skill at university. It means being aware of your own purposes and opinions as you read and being able to recognise the writer's purposes and opinions in their writing...In this free course you will focus on how to be a critical reader. Reading critically is an essential skill at...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs