Introduction There is a widespread perception in the West that we live in a secular age, an age in which religion is at best an optional extra, if not a false delusion completely out of place. However, religion still arouses passion and causes controversy; it controls and transforms lives. An informed understanding of the contemporary world thus requires an appreciation of the role of religion in shaping ideas, world-views and actions that have an impact on the social as well as on the personal life of th
Internet Scout Project
iEARN is an international nonprofit organization that connects over 15,000 schools in 100 countries through Internet networks. Using the Internet and other communications technologies, students and teachers conduct collaborative educational projects that meet curricular goals in Arts / Literature / Language Arts, Social Studies, and Math / Science / Environment. Participants choose from over 120 projects, which are designed and facilitated by teachers and students with the purpose of developing
Improvement of JXTA protocols for supporting reliable distributed applications in P2P systems
In any distributed application, the communication between the distributed processes/nodes of the distributed systems is essential for both reliability and efficiency matters. In this work we address this issue for distributed applications based on JXTA protocols. After a careful examination of the current version of JXTA protocols, we observed the need for improving the original JXTA protocols, such as pipe services, to ensure reliable communication between peer nodes and the discovery and prese
Speak of me as I am: Inside Othello
Part of a series of talks to accompany the production of Othello by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Warwick Arts Centre.
Is Obama and Othello for our times?
Part of a series of talks to accompany the production of Othello by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Warwick Arts Centre
08 Arts and Humanities at Oxford
An explanation of studying Arts and Humanities at the University of Oxford and what resources you can find across the departments.
Function Machine (Input, Output) - A Virtual Manipulative
This virtual manipulative is designed to teach the concept of a function by allowing you to experiment with various functions.
Observe the output of a function by dragging numbers from the top left corner to the IN chute of the function machine. The function machine will process the number and produce an output value.
-Make a guess what function the machine is using by observing the output.
-Use your guess to decide what the remaining entries of the table shoul
Episode 63: Parental Angst and Acceptance in the Digital Age Drs Mike Arnold and Martin Gibbs discuss the impact on families of the seemingly unstoppable wave of digital and virtual communications technologies. Dr Michael Arnold - Next steps After completing this unit you may wish to study another OpenLearn Study Unit or find out more about this topic. Here are some suggestions: 1.1.1 Distance-teaching technique Introduction Is policy damaging the Arts in the UK? 'Problems facing Memory Studies in multidisaplinary Fields' Dr Anna Reading Winner of The University of Warwick Prize for Writing 2009, Naomi Klein - The Shock Doctrine The Award Ceremony for The University of Warwick Prize for Writing 2009 Virtual reality and virtual environments - Vinesh Raja Access Schmaccess - Barabara Matthews Introduction This unit considers the relationship of the emperor with the Roman provinces, and how this relationship was mediated and represented, as well as how the culture of empire was manifested in the identity of the emperor. This material is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire (AA309) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want to study formally with us, you may wish to explore other courses we offer in this < En Tiempo de Guerra (CSUN Senior Film Trailer) Symbolising New Zealand: Session 1 Response
This unit is an introduction to studying the arts and humanities. It takes you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and improve your confidence as an independent learner.
This unit is an introduction to studying the arts and humanities. It takes you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and improve your confidence as an independent learner.
Munira Mirza argues that current arts policy in the UK may be damaging to the long term health of the arts.
Munira Mirza is a writer and researcher on issues related to cultural policy and identity
Dr Anna Reading, Reader in Arts and Media from London South Bank University presents 'Problems facing Memory Studies in multidisaplinary Fields' as part of the symposium.
Naomi Klein was announced as the winner of the first Warwick Prize for Writing at an awards ceremony held on 24 February 2009 at the Warwick Arts Centre.
Watch Naomi Klein's full acceptance speech about the Prize and this year's theme of complexity.
Naomi Klein was announced as the winner of the first Warwick Prize for Writing at an evening awards ceremony held on 24 February 2009 in the Mead Gallery at the Warwick Arts Centre.
Professor Vinesh Raja talks about his work on virtual reality, virtual environments and locomotion.
Barbara Matthews, Arts Council of England, speaks as part of the panel discussion 'Access Schmaccess'.
A trailer for "En Tiempo de Guerra" - one of the student films featured in the 2010 Cinema & Television Arts Senior Showcase
Dr Ed Hanfling, Media Arts, Waikato Institute of Technology.
The Centre for Research on National Identity - Symbolising New Zealand conference.
Held September 10, 2010.
