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Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...systems – we learn by doing/experiencing. More simply, think about learning situations in which we ‘doodle’ or pace the floor or gesticulate; these are all examples of physical activity supporting cognitive activity. Embodied cognition theory appears similar to that of situated cognition, but whereas that theory regards cognition as concerned with abstract...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Stories of Change

Video interviews capturing the thinking of key players in the climate change and energy debates at a critical time.
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Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...thinking about ethics in the context of research design and development as relevant to your module, whether desk or field-based. The Masters programme recruits for an October start each year. You will need to have accessed your My OpenLearn profile and downloaded your badge as a PNG file or your statement of participation as a PDF to submit your badge for use towards the...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...think about an issue, or what their experiences are? Qualitative interviews are used to find out people’s views and experiences on a range of different topics. In this course, we will discuss what a researcher needs to consider before interviewing people, how to prepare and conduct a qualitative interview, and what researchers need to do after the interview. Whether you...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?
History & The Arts

How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?

...system since 2006, when his health began to deteriorate, but his legacy, both within Cuba and internationally, is hard to overestimate. This is the man who led a small band of guerrilla fighters to power in the late 1950s, outlasted nine US presidents and ended up at the centre of the most dangerous moment in the Cold War. He even holds the record for the longest speech...
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Article 5 mins
Success and failure in healthcare: should regulation be simple or integrated?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success and failure in healthcare: should regulation be simple or integrated?

...system we enjoy in the UK. Our NHS relies on bureaucratic conformity to the small print. However, listening to the arguments about red tape makes it seems that it is a recent innovation. This is far from the truth. Red tape was used in the time of Henry V111; he with the six wives. His petitions to the Pope to have his first marriage annulled were bound in a red...
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Article 10 mins
Should Houston prepare for more Hurricanes like Harvey?
Nature & Environment

Should Houston prepare for more Hurricanes like Harvey?

...systems that initiate near the Equator and can hit locations in the tropics and subtropics around the world. When we look at the Atlantic Basin we see increases in tropical storm numbers over the past century, although there is high year-to-year variability. The year 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, marks the high point. [There is a trend towards more...
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Article 5 mins