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Social care, social work and the law
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care, social work and the law

...interaction between legal and social teams, and how different professions and groups interact to ensure equality and representation for all members of society. Not only do these discussions offer an insight into the justification and implementation of policy, they also provide illumination onto the realities and experience of working with vulnerable and disadvantaged...
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Audio 2 hrs 40 mins
Social Science
Society, Politics & Law

Social Science

...Social Sciences? One definition is that they are specialised systematic forms of knowledge, which leads the question: What is knowledge? Through discussions with powerful and responsible social scientists, the tracks on this album focus on the history of social science, how they are shaping the world as we know it, and the differences between scientific and religious...
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Audio 1 hr 24 mins
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...social change? In a series of lively interviews, Professor Gerard Hastings of the Institute of Social Marketing, faces questions from members of ISM-Open (the Institute of Social Marketing at The Open University Business School) on issues such as the ethics of social marketing, branding and advertising, and the morality of shocking or scaring people into changing their...
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Audio 1 hr 31 mins
Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...social interaction, communication) Respite care Support with transport This activity should highlight two important points about difference: that it affects how people interact with others, and that difference is often superficial. Your notes will probably have noted the differences in both physical attributes and personal values. On first meeting, everyone makes...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs
Digital & Computing

Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs

...Interaction (ACI) is expanding the design of interactive systems beyond the human species...[Dog using a computer and browsing the internet] We live in a society where computing technology has become ubiquitous and interacting with computers no longer means using keyboard and mouse. Embedded in the fabric of our cities, workplaces, homes, vehicles, clothes and even...
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Video 15 mins
Where am I? interactive
Science, Maths & Technology

Where am I? interactive

You've seen the Rough Science team attempt to calculate their position on the planet – but how would you do under the same circumstances? Try our Where am I? interactive.
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Activity 10 mins
Designing interactive systems for dogs
Digital & Computing

Designing interactive systems for dogs

...interactive systems from a user-centred perspective so important for professional dogs?...[Dog holding a phone in her mouth] Dogs are incredibly adaptable and can be trained to do almost anything, including using a range of interactive technology, for example the kind we have in our homes (washing machine, telephone, light switches, etc.). However, anyone would struggle...
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Article 5 mins
Learning through spoken interaction
Education & Development

Learning through spoken interaction

...interaction? What tips are there for those learning English as a foreign language? ...[Talk button on a phone] Much (perhaps most) of what people learn is through interaction with other people, especially, but not only, those who know more about a topic than they do. This happens from the beginning of a person’s life. It is a natural instinct for babies to want to find...
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Article 10 mins