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Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...history. Barack Obama But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn’t do. Presenter Barack Obama speaking in January 2008, after he won Iowa’s democratic nomination in the race for the American Presidential Election. Tom Clarke That had a ring of authenticity about it both because he wasn’t white and also...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...families in poverty may not be able to have a child in school rather than in labour. All nations demonstrate some inequality in the quality of life enjoyed by citizens and struggles for equality and justice are widely experienced across the world. A central theme to your study in this course is the idea of ‘equality’ and how we consider achieving ‘equity’ in...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Support for you and your mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Support for you and your mental health

...family member, friend or colleague. Grief affects everyone in different ways. You’re likely to experience a range of emotions as you gradually come to terms with your loss. It's quite common for people to feel: Shock and numbness. Guilt about something you said or did not say, or not being able to prevent the death of your loved one. Tiredness or exhaustion. Anger –...
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Article 10 mins
Group theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Group theory

...family of finite groups, the dicyclic groups...This free course consolidates and builds on group theory studied at OU level 2 or equivalent. Section 1 describes how to construct a group called the direct product of two given groups, and then describes certain conditions under which a group can be regarded as the direct product of its subgroups. Section 2 describes the key...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?

...families live in highly stressful environments, thus making their children more vulnerable to hyperactivity’. Yet it has also been argued that this over-identification could be linked to socio-economic disadvantages within these communities or, further still, this misrepresentation could be due to inherent biases and low expectations of teachers with regards to their...
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Article 10 mins
The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...family, friends and work colleagues too. Allegations from former participants of perfunctory screening question that have missed pre-existing mental health issues, alleged “wind up” methods in the Green Room to incite conflict before a show commences, have previously been reported. So-called “aftercare” procedures have also come in for criticism for being brief,...
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Article 10 mins
Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...and an Observer columnist since 1987. I am now the paper’s Technology columnist writing a weekly column and occasional OpEds and editorials.” John is author of three books: A Brief History of the Future: the origins of the Internet 1999); From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: What You Really Need to Know About the Internet (2012); and 100 Not Out: A Lockdown Diary (2020)”...
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How does JK Rowling use Latin and other classical languages in Harry Potter?
History & The Arts

How does JK Rowling use Latin and other classical languages in Harry Potter?

...history of wizardry in the Potterverse, JK Rowling drew heavily on classical languages. The OU's Joanna Paul explores...[Hogwarts crest superimposed on the Hogwarts bridge] The Hogwarts Crest and its Latin motto Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus – classical scholars might struggle to find this Latin phrase in their texts of Cicero or Virgil, Ovid or Juvenal; but ardent...
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Article 5 mins