OU on the BBC: History Detectives - About The Series
Introducing the History Detectives series... The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning since 1999. First published on Mon, 26 Mar...
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Open University Art History professor, Gill Perry takes us through The National Portrait Gallery and explores the relationship between 18th Century art and theatre and the notion of actresses and their...
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David Dimbleby's tour of the country, Seven Ages Of Britain, shows how objects can reveal unexpected stories about the past. We want to hear about the things that tell your story. Tell us about a...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Seven Ages Of Britain
David Dimbleby journeys through the nation’s past, from Iron Age pre-history to the present day. This is a history of British society told not through documents and written records, but through the...
View ArticleExploring History booklet
Take a closer look at some of the astonishing objects David Dimbleby explores in Seven Ages of Britain - and discover their even more amazing stories. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content &...
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Everyday objects have a power out of all proportion to their size - and a value far beyond their intended function. Professor Laurie Taylor. Laurie Taylor was formerly professor of sociology at York....
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There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact, cannot...
View ArticleDesign Essentials: small objects of desire
When the Apple designers first came to Steve Jobs with the iPod he picked it up, fiddled with it and then dropped it into a fish tank. "Those are air bubbles," he snapped. "That means there's space in...
View ArticleLooking at, describing and identifying objects
This free course, Looking at, describing and identifying objects, will enable you to practise and develop your skills of observation and description of objects. It will also enable you to interpret...
View ArticleAn introduction to material culture
This free course, An introduction to material culture, introduces the study of material culture. It asks why we should study things and outlines some basic approaches to studying objects. First...
View ArticleFurther pure mathematics
This module provides a broad introduction to number theory; the algebraic theory of rings and fields; and the theory of distance or metrics for mathematical objects. First published on Sat, 12 Mar 2016...
View ArticleDesign and Designing
How do you start to design a product? Can drawing techniques be learned? And why is modelling such a useful technique? This album introduces the basic skills necessary to communicate ideas on paper, as...
View ArticleMyth in the Greek and Roman Worlds: the Temple of Diana at Nemi
How was mythology used by ancient Romans in their everyday lives? At Nemi to the south of Rome, the sanctuary of the goddess Diana provides us with a snapshot of Roman life and society. This album...
View ArticleFurther pure mathematics
This module provides a broad introduction to number theory; the algebraic theory of rings and fields; and the theory of distance or metrics for mathematical objects. First published on Sat, 26 Nov 2016...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: History Detectives - About The Series
Introducing the History Detectives series... The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning since 1999. First published on Mon, 26 Mar...
View ArticleSpectacular Flirtations
Open University Art History professor, Gill Perry takes us through The National Portrait Gallery and explores the relationship between 18th Century art and theatre and the notion of actresses and their...
View ArticleWhat's your heritage? Map
David Dimbleby's tour of the country, Seven Ages Of Britain, shows how objects can reveal unexpected stories about the past. We want to hear about the things that tell your story. Tell us about a...
View ArticleOU on the BBC: Seven Ages Of Britain
David Dimbleby journeys through the nation’s past, from Iron Age pre-history to the present day. This is a history of British society told not through documents and written records, but through the...
View ArticleExploring History booklet
Take a closer look at some of the astonishing objects David Dimbleby explores in Seven Ages of Britain - and discover their even more amazing stories. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content &...
View ArticleDesign and Designing
How do you start to design a product? Can drawing techniques be learned? And why is modelling such a useful technique? This album introduces the basic skills necessary to communicate ideas on paper, as...
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