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Busting the language-learning myths
Languages

Busting the language-learning myths

...OU' (accessed from the right-hand side of the screen). [An example set of the myths to be busted on a table top] Select the image to start busting those language-learning myths! Tip: If you are using a mouse, hold your pointer towards the top, bottom, left or right of the screen to navigate. For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of...
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Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

...OU, and Chair of Y031, the Arts and Languages Access module. I’m researching the work of suffragette medics at the moment, so it’s a real pleasure to be able to focus my thoughts on a suffrage banner today as I talk about popular protest in history. When I hear the word ‘suffragette’, or come across it in print somewhere, I see visual images. The most powerful...
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A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...OU, Milton Keynes earned city status… at last! New to OpenLearn: delve into the past with our Medea Myth animation, or discover if microplastics can really find their way onto your plate… [Blue banner says, the court action that's not so supreme] For the first time since 2019, the festival season was back in business, and didn’t everyone make the most of it during...
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Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...become less active (Scholes, 2017). As well as having the potential to extend life, physical activity can increase energy, mood, and overall quality of life (Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee [PAGAC], 2018) and therefore should be prioritised with age. If you are close to your 50th birthday, three types of exercise are recommended to achieve these benefits...
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My career goal: Nail technician
Money & Business

My career goal: Nail technician

Have you ever thought that your eye for crafting fine-looking nails could become your career? Here's some advice on turning your passion into a job - or maybe even your own business…...The hair and beauty sector Transcript
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Studying Social Work at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying Social Work at The Open University

...knowledges, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing...” (IFSW, July 2014). Check out the animation below which summarises the real-life experiences and motivations of Open University social work students and graduates. Plus explore more with our free courses related to social work, which are listed below. Transcript...
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Imagining Scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Imagining Scientists

...students to produce a image of a scientist. Their findings, published in the journal Science, described a stereotype that still features in some forms of popular culture. The Open University's Dr Richard Holliman reflects on the findings of a research project called 'Invisible Witnesses' to explore these questions. In so doing he considers some of the implications of the...
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Everything you need to know about snowflakes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everything you need to know about snowflakes

...become quite large, with Guinness World Records listing the world’s largest snowflake as 38 cm across, falling in January 1887 at Fort Keogh, Montana, though this is naturally difficult to verify! For aggregation to occur, a cloud must contain many tiny ice crystals, some of which may break up as they fall and produce even smaller crystals, which in turn stick together...
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