2.6 Finding images on the Web

As with websites, one of the easiest ways of searching for images is to use a search engine such as Google. You will see that above the Google search box are some words that allow you to select what you are searching for: web, images, groups, news, and more.

8.2 Preparing

Both activities in this phase - analysing the task and making a plan - are critically important when it comes to preparing for an exam. Start by gathering together everything you have been sent that relates to the exam or end-of-course assessment for your current course. Also collect any advice you have had in the past about exam preparation. But the really important thing at this stage is to try and obtain a specimen exam paper or any detailed instructions relating to your end-of-course asse
Author(s): The Open University

License information
Related content

Except for third party materials and/or otherwise stated (see terms and conditions) the content in OpenLearn is released for use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share

5.1.6 Are the conclusions justified?

Though I was interested in the idea of treating high incomes as ‘pollution’, I did wonder whether taxing people to pay for the pollution caused by their rising incomes would work. In general though I was reasonably convinced by the conclusions Layard drew. On the other hand, if I was studying the subject more seriously, I might find that wider reading and further thought would make some of the conclusions seem less convincing.


Author(s): The Open University

License information
Related content

Except for third party materials and/or otherwise stated (see terms and conditions) the content in OpenLearn is released for use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share

5 Keeping it short: jottings, abbreviations and symbols

Once you have identified the key ideas you are in a position to take some brief notes or jottings. Indeed, you will find that highlighting on its own is a rather passive process and as a result you may not remember the ideas that you identified. Rather than returning to the highlighted text every time you want to revisit or draw upon these ideas, only to find that what you have marked does not make sense to you anymore, it is useful to develop a form of short note taking. So, getting k
Author(s): The Open University

License information
Related content

Except for third party materials and/or otherwise stated (see terms and conditions) the content in OpenLearn is released for use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share

3.2.1 Words and images

Words like ‘mental defective’ are also linked with images. Together, the words and the images make a powerful impact.

Activity 9 Words and images

0 hours 10 minutes

Look a
Author(s): The Open University

License information
Related content

Except for third party materials and/or otherwise stated (see terms and conditions) the content in OpenLearn is released for use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share

3.2 Care labels

Why is it important to explore the way language is used? Two reasons were suggested in Section 1. Definitions are important so that services and support can be targeted to where they are most needed. And words carry several meanings. One student included as an example in her answers to the activity about what care means:

‘In care’ means stigma for children and young people.

This did not
Author(s): The Open University

License information
Related content

Except for third party materials and/or otherwise stated (see terms and conditions) the content in OpenLearn is released for use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share

5.6 Summary

  • Vygotsky saw learning as a cultural and interpersonal process that involves the acquisition of ‘cultural tools’ from others.

  • Language is, according to Vygotsky, initially used solely for interpersonal communication. When it becomes internalised for the purposes of thought, the social environment is reflected in children's reasoning.

  • Vygotsky argued that adult tuition was important as it is through contact with more able
    Author(s): The Open University

    License information
    Related content

    Except for third party materials and/or otherwise stated (see terms and conditions) the content in OpenLearn is released for use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share

Touchdown China: NFL looks East
Dec. 4 - The operator of one of America's favorite pastimes, the National Football League, looks to kick start its fortunes in the massive Chinese market. Jane Lanhee Lee reports.
Author(s): No creator set

License information
Related content

U.S. Morning Call: M&A heats up for AIG, A123
Dec 10 - AIG agreed to sell nearly all of ILFC, the world's second-largest airplane leasing business, to a Chinese consortium, and China's Wanxiang Group won an auction for bankrupt battery maker A123 Systems.
Author(s): No creator set

License information
Related content

1.2 The economics of water

Water has traditionally been regarded as a free resource in the sense that there is nothing to stop anybody collecting their own supply of water from rainfall. Even water from the public supply is very cheap. Although sand and gravel only cost around £12 a tonne in the UK in 2004 (Argles, 2005), the average of £0.80 per tonne (a cubic metre) for supply of mains water in England and Wales is even cheaper. However, some regions of the world are less fortunate. For example, in Kuwait most fres
Author(s): The Open University

License information
Related content

Except for third party materials and/or otherwise stated (see terms and conditions) the content in OpenLearn is released for use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share

3.2 Orientability

The idea of orientability is another fundamental concept that we need for the study of surfaces. To illustrate the underlying idea, we consider two familiar surfaces – a cylinder and a Möbius band.

We can distinguish between a cylinder and a Möbius band by noticing that every cylinder has an ‘inside’ and an ‘outside’, as shown in Author(s): The Open University

What Is Color?
Have you ever wondered what color is? In this first installment of a series on light, Colm Kelleher describes the physics behind colors-- why the colors we see are related to the period of motion and the frequency of waves.  (03:09)

Author(s): No creator set

License information
Related content

Beginner - Electric heater

Now that the winter is here, many people rush to buy electric heaters, and it does get cold in some Arab countries. Tune in to learn how to buy one to keep you warm and comfy in the cold winter times.


Author(s): No creator set

License information
Related content

Sexualidades en el Contexto de Transformación en la Sociedad Chilena
Esta asignatura permite a los estudiantes hacer un proceso de aprendizaje en el campo de la sexualidad en los niveles personales y de la cultura, con una focalización en la sociedad chilena. Se orienta a permitirles comprender el dominio de la sexualidad en los niveles de los individuos, las interacciones y las relaciones, las prácticas y experiencias, significados y sentidos, disponiendo para ello de marcos conceptuales que den cuenta de sus conexiones con la intimidad, el erotism
Author(s): Irma Palma,Daniel Reyes,Rodrigo Vera,Samuel Palma,

License information
Related content

Creative Commons

RoseLee Goldberg on Performance Art
RoseLee Goldberg South African-born world authority on performance art spoke at the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts GIPCA Great Texts Big Questions lecture on 11 March Goldberg illustrious career as art historian critic curator and author has spanned almost three decades and has helped shape the public view of live performance as a visual art form Her book Performance Art from Futurism to the Present was first published in 1979 and pioneered the study of performance art even
Author(s): No creator set

License information
Related content

"The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday: Unexpected Encounters in t
Bosco book coverA talk by New York Times journalist Neil MacFarquhar. His book, "The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday" reveals a cross-section of unsung, dynamic men and women pioneering political and social change. There is the Kuwaiti sex therapist in a leather suit with matching red headscarf, and the Syrian engineer advocatin
Author(s): The Center for International Studies at the Univer

License information
Related content

Rights not set

Résultats de l'atelier de réflexion prospective sur les EIAH (programme PIRSTEC)
Ce document synthétise les résultats de l'atelier de réflexion prospective sur les EIAH (Environnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain) qui s'est tenu dans le cadre du programme ANR PIRSTEC (Prospective Interdisciplinaire en Réseau pour les Sciences et TEchnologies Cognitives ; Thème "Apprentissage et Cognition" - Atelier pilote n°1).,Document
Author(s): Tchounikine Pierre

License information
Related content

Rights not set

Imagen Corporal, Alimentación y Calidad de Vida
Delimitación conceptual de los conceptos de imagen corporal e identidad personal. Importancia del desarrollo de hábitos saludables en alimentación para la calidad de vida, satisfacción y bienestar personal. Relación entre nutrición, comportamiento y trastornos de la alimentación. Tratamiento multimodal de la imagen corporal en los trastornos de la alimentación. Relación de ayuda (counselling) en comportamiento alimentario en salud y enfermedad.
Author(s): Ana María Romo Donaire

License information
Related content

Rights not set

“Cultures in negotiation”: teachers’ acceptance/resistance attitudes considering the infusion of
A teachers’ training project, employing teacher-mentored in-school training approach, has been recently initiated in Greek secondary education for the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the classroom. Data resulting from this project indicate that although teachers express considerable interest in learning how to use technology they need consistent support and extensive training in order to consider themselves able for integrating it into their instructional pra
Author(s): Demetriadis Stavros,Barbas Antonios,Molohides Anas

License information
Related content

Rights not set

Challenges of implementing CSCL designs in the Greek classrooms
not available,Paper presented at the 10th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), 2003, Padova, Italy.
Author(s): Kollias Vassilis,Mamalougos Nectarios,Vamvakoussi

License information
Related content

Rights not set