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Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...creative writing. Activity 4 Timing: Duration 30 mins Read and reflect on Jon Rosewell’s article on Learning styles (2004). In the box below, note the learning style that most closely aligns with your own approach to learning. Example: I am more of a pragmatist because I like to try out new things and just get on with it. I am practical and I can apply what I have...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...creative writing course and found my voice. Discussion When we’re trying to pin down literal uses of the word ‘voice’, we’re on the lookout for meanings where a connection with sounds and vocal organs is not too far away. Sentence (a) fits this requirement clearly, and so does (e). I’ve also included sentence (c) in my list of literal usages, although...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...Creative writing or drama For example: Pretend you are a water particle, and describe what happens to you as you go from being in frozen water to evaporating. What would happen if we got our food like plants get their food? What would happen if friction was switched off? Pretend you are a drop of blood, and describe what happens to you as you go around the body. 3....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...creative writing aspect, you might be interested in Start writing fiction: characters and stories. Qualifications If you have enjoyed this course, and wish to study more fomally with The Open University then the following qualifications might be of interest. The Open University has undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in psychology, forensic psychology and creative...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...Creative Writing Service. Available at http://www.chuckthewriter.com/vdisc.html (Accessed 12 August 2014). Picker, M. (ed.) (1965) The Chanson Albums of Marguerite of Austria. MSS 228 and 11239 of the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA, University of California Press. Picker, M. (1999), ‘Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale MS 228’, in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...creative writing. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner...History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past: Acknowledgements - Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...creative writing foundation, and when I say our, I'm referring to the University of Exeter, because the Open University and Exeter University, we did it together alongside Arvon and funded by the Arts Council England, actually, a research team. And our project took as a starting point a writing residential course to teachers, which now I've been running for many years,...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...writing practice such as blogging, student journalism, creative writing. And spelling is really important for translators; bad spelling can give a bad impression to clients. General knowledge: General knowledge is very important for translators. It can help you pick up mistakes in texts. Read the papers, watch the news, films and documentaries ... it’s all part of your...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs