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The dot.com bubble
Society, Politics & Law

The dot.com bubble

...the economy? The bubbles of today Is green technology the beginning of a new bubble? Can we spot a bubble emerging? Is there anything that can be done when a bubble does emerge? Bubbles in context The Open University’s Martin Upton, Jonquil Lowe and Alan Shipman take a wider look at whether the rapidly increasing recovery of the world economic market is a bubble itself....
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Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...education. PDP is a structured and supported process undertaken by a learner to reflect upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development. It is an inclusive process, open to all learners, in all HE provision settings, and at all levels. (QAA, 2009, p. 2) The primary objective for PDP is to improve...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...technologies (ICTs) systems now dominate our everyday lives. This free course, Introducing ICT systems, will explain what constitutes such a system and how ICT systems work. You will also look at how ICT systems convey, store and manipulate data, and how they process data. Finally you will learn how these systems are used...Information and communication technologies...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...technology of music? You can study that with The Open University What is the science of music? Music is generally thought to be an art rather than a science but what is the science behind the production of music? And can three 'tone-deaf' scientists use these principles to make musical instruments and maybe even play a tune? Let's face it, if we can master this challenge...
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Article 15 mins
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...technology to improve children’s attainments in literacy development. During the first lockdown, synchronous (live interaction) and asynchronous (offline study) versions of RILL were administered to 200 children across England and Wales, and I will present data showing its efficacy in maintaining key skills. We are now recruiting and training North Wales school teachers...
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Video 2 hrs
Free course: Histology
Science, Maths & Technology

Free course: Histology

...Don't miss out - If you use our free courses sign up for a free OU account to track your progress and gain recognition for your learning. - Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch with what's new in the world of free courses and other free educational material produced by The Open University. Take your learning further with our free resources Preparation for study...
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Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World
History & The Arts

Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World

...Don't miss out - If you use our free courses sign up for a free OU account to track your progress and gain recognition for your learning. - Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch with what's new in the world of free courses and other free educational material produced by The Open University. Take your learning further with our free resources Preparation for study...
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Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...educator, designing and managing a range of international and local projects in the UK, India, Argentina and Nigeria. In describing himself, Rupesh imagines a rich picture with a cartoon of body in a dynamic yoga pose, trees in a landscape that included a shrub with branches in the form of question marks, a variety of people, coming together with an emotion of serious...
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