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History & The Arts
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
This free course, Young people and religion: creative learning with history, will train teachers and others working with young people on how to engage them in learning about religious diversity past and present through the creative process of making short, creative films (Docutubes). It is based on the RETOPEA (Religious Toleration and Peace) ...
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History & The Arts
Medea
Discover the Ancient Greek tragedy Medea (by Euripides), in our two-minute animation voiced by Angela Griffin.
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Education & Development
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents great opportunity, but also significant disruption for modern societies and cultures. This free online short course investigates the historical, ethical and social issues surrounding this technology. It is aimed at people interested in understanding where this technology has come from, the kinds of ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Learn to differentiate between typical child and adolescent development and what could be the signs of child criminal exploitation in this short animation and article.
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Education & Development
A difficult conversation to have about racism
Natasha Rani talks about the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement on her own experiences of racism.
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Education & Development
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
BACP has partnered with OpenLearn to provide our members with access to a curated range of free business training courses.
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History & The Arts
African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation
Hilde Capparella explores the negative narrative created around Africa and African cultures by the West and how this lead to the demonisation of African Caribbean religions.
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History & The Arts
Different cultures, different childhoods
A 'normal' childhood depends on where you live and when you're born. Heather Montgomery wonders how some common British practices might look to other cultures.
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Education & Development
Department for Work & Pensions
The Department for Work & Pensions has partnered with the Open University to offer free training tools designed to help people find a job, advance their career or grow their business.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Can we be categorised by our DNA?
“Race is just a social construct!” You may have heard experts say this, but what does the science say? Can our DNA group us the way many imagine?
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Education & Development
OpenLearn and schools
Most of our resources are suitable for young people and they can all be used for free in schools.
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Languages
Describing language
This course introduces you to the basics of describing language. Using examples from English, you’ll learn how words are built, how they fit together to make sentences, and what labels like noun, verb and adjective mean. You’ll see how language patterns in regular ways and how the meaning of a sentence is more than the sum of its parts. This ...