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Festive feast over? There is always room for another course.
It’s Boxing Day and you have munched enough chocolate, pudding, and turkey to sustain you for another twelve months; however, there is always room for another course. If you are bored on Boxing Day and there isn’t anything of interest on TV – even though you have 846 channels – then dine on the OpenLearn […]
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Top 10 YouTube videos from 2016
Millions of people have watched the OU’s YouTube videos from our OpenLearn channel. Here’s our 2016 Editor’s Choice, and the top ten downloads from the past 12 months. 2016 editor’s choice Exploring Religion in London As part of our Exploring Religion in London series, take a look at the capital’s oldest surviving synagogue, built in […]
Happy 10th birthday OpenLearn
This year, the OU’s free learning portal OpenLearn celebrates its 10th anniversary, hot on the heels of welcoming its 40 millionth visitors. We explore OpenLearn’s continuing success and take a look at the changing popularity of courses. In 2006 The Open University was the first UK university to make course materials freely available online in […]
OU expands Cisco computing courses on OpenLearn
Updating your smartphone is one thing, but getting to grips with how the Internet of Everything will change lives across the globe, is no longer something only computer programmers can worry about. With more data, people and processes coming online, the Internet of Everything (IoE) – the online, networked connection of devices and processes – […]
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For one night only: Shakespeare Live!
A once-in-a-lifetime cast of actors and musicians will perform in front of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the greatest playwright in history. Shakespeare Live! From the RSC, an OU/BBC co-production in partnership with the RSC, will be broadcast on Saturday 23 April […]
New Year’s resolutions with a difference
The New Year is an optimistic time for many of us with millions making resolutions to better themselves in some way. According to a YouGov survey the top resolutions involve career, health, money, relationships and DIY. But what can make the biggest impact to your life? Do we keep making the promises to change or […]
‘Twas millennia before Christmas
Who doesn’t love Christmas? The tree standing proud, adorned with baubles, lights, and surrounded by gifts; the radio singing festive songs, whilst the turkey slowly roasts in the oven; and the family gathered around the television with the grandparents eagerly awaiting the Queen’s Christmas Speech. Where did it all begin? Reader in British History at […]
‘Triple crown’ for The Open University in Wales for widening participation
The Open University in Wales has been commended for its innovative free online learning platforms, FutureLearn and OpenLearn, in the 2015 Wales Trade Union Congress (TUC) Quality Awards. The three awards were presented to The Open University in Wales at the Wales TUC Union Learning Representatives’ Conference in Ebbw Vale on Friday 20 November 2015. […]
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