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Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...study in Arts and Humanities...Textiles in Ghana: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of the ways in which meanings and values are assigned to textiles understand the changing history of the making of kente and adinkra discuss the role of the market place in the changing history of kente and adinkra...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Sacred and secular: Cole Durham
Society, Politics & Law

Sacred and secular: Cole Durham

Broader autonomy is needed in religious organisations, argues the director of International Center for Law and Religion Studies...Transcript
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Video 10 mins
What does an engineer look like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does an engineer look like?

...studies) at Stanford University in 1977, and a Doctorate degree in medicine from Cornell University in 1981. After receiving her doctorate, she worked as a General Practitioner while attending graduate engineering classes in Los Angeles. She was named an astronaut candidate in 1987, and flew her first flight as a science mission specialists on STS-47, Spacelab-J, in...
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Article 5 mins
Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women
Society, Politics & Law

Embodied Intersectionality and British South Asian Muslim Women

...study the experiences of ethnic minority communities? Embodied differences Let’s start with embodied or embodiment. To embody is to represent an idea or quality exactly, and in relation to the body, whereas embodiment is the process or state of living in a body. Our bodies are uniquely connected to our sense of self, but also how we relate to or understand our social...
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Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...study of psychology. In particular, it will help you to think about how to use it when doing independent research. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course D810 Critically exploring psychology 1 and D811 Critically Exploring Psychology 2...This free course introduces you to critical thinking as a tool for psychology. As you work your way...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Leadership: external context and culture
Education & Development

Leadership: external context and culture

...studying this free course, Leadership: external context and culture, you will develop your understanding of the impact of external context and culture on the practice of leadership. The course begins by exploring the nature ‘societal culture’, identifying how culture, at a number of levels, impacts on leadership. We then explore how the external context within which...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Inside the International Criminal Court
Society, Politics & Law

Inside the International Criminal Court

...Inside the International Criminal Court: The Barristers QCs and barristers talking about their job prosecuting or defending at the ICC Inside the International Criminal Court: Thomas Lubanga case study Tackling the case of Thomas Lubanga from the Congo Inside the International Criminal Court: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi case study Looks at the case of Saif al islam Gaddafi...
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Video 30 mins
Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Education & Development

Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works

...study learning to embed existing research and knowledge into the design. Research consultancy firms can carry out swift assessments to provide EdTech developers with information on how well what they are offering works. Transparency and integrity in the research process are vital, though, to prevent bias. Ways of ensuring this include pre-registration: reporting that a...
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Article 5 mins