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Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...accounts of its destruction understand the ways in which different modern contexts and ideologies shape our interpretations of historical events...Library of Alexandria: 1 Approaching the Library of Alexandria - One of the most important questions for any student of the ancient world to address is ‘How do we know what we know about antiquity?’ Whether we’re thinking...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...accounts, cross-referencing evidence, or verifying sources...In this third intermediate activity in the OpenLearn Herodotus Collection, we suggest you take a look at two different annotations for the first few chapters in ‘The Histories’, Book 1. One is RapGenius, an online ‘crowdsourced annotation’, the other is the academic authoritative work by How and Wells,...
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What does the head of Ofsted do?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the head of Ofsted do?

...accountability of free schools and academies – the government’s flagship education reform to give more autonomy to schools. This was a discontent that proved to be well-founded following the report into the Trojan Horse Affair over extremist influence in Birmingham schools, which detailed just how dire and fragmented educational accountability in England has become....
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Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...accounts but also investments such as shares, commodities or property. It explains what is involved and the risks you expose yourself to as you look for a higher return on your money. The course finishes by getting to grips with the complexities of pensions. It will help you to think about your options when retiring, such as how much your state pension will amount to,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Climate Change Collection
Nature & Environment

Climate Change Collection

...under creative commons copyright. See individual courses or articles for further details. Registering for a free OpenLearn account will allow learners to enrol on a course and track their progress. Enrolment allows learners to return to the last page viewed in each session or lesson, and rewards learners who complete the course with a printable certificate of completion....
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Evolution
Science, Maths & Technology

Evolution

...account for the characteristics of arctic reindeer. How do natural selection and other evolutionary processes produce changes in genes? How do new species originate? And how are large-scale evolutionary patterns generated. The material forms part of the course S366 Evolution... Evolution A short introduction to this album. Northern Norway An undisturbed natural...
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Audio 25 mins
Music Printing
History & The Arts

Music Printing

...Halstan Press A printing expert takes us through the Halston process and explains how every piece of printed music is put together like a picture. Sibelius The creators of Sibelius describe the idea, the software and its advantages and disadvantages. The Future Factors the software has to take into account and the effect computerisation will have on music of the future....
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Audio 28 mins