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Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...education, one of her signature issues – but laden as it was with the subtext of the end of an era, it may in itself be one of her greatest legacies. Gracious, understated, articulate, and intelligent, Obama spoke from the heart to an assembled audience of school guidance counsellors. Her message was a simple one, but the speech had an uncommon depth too. Becoming...
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Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...educational professionals, whether they teach language or any other subject, as well as to students studying language or anyone interested in how learning takes place through linguistic interaction. The course will also be of interest to a wider audience because it views learning not only as something that takes place in a formal educational context, such as a classroom...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...education also enabled women to qualify and practise medicine for the first time. Finally, using many Scottish examples, the last section of this course presents information about how healthcare institutions, namely asylums, were again influenced by social, economic, political and cultural contexts. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Arts and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
How can you turn desert into farmland?
Nature & Environment

How can you turn desert into farmland?

...Technology (ETH Zurich). “A shock causes a disturbance, but a healthy and resilient soil will be able to recover, rather than deteriorate.” A diversity of fungi, bacteria, and other organisms such as nematodes, mites, termites, and earthworms live in soils and keep the soils healthy. But agricultural practices, changes in land use, climate change, and other...
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Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...technological position of GenAI as of that date. When used appropriately, GenAI can be a powerful tool to help complete tasks more efficiently and refine work outputs. Lawyers are exploring the capabilities of GenAI in their own work with regards to drafting, research and administrative tasks. There is also real potential for GenAI to help facilitate greater access to...
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An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...technology have impacted healthcare? What influence does all this have on how a day-to-day clinical role is carried out? This free course, An introduction to data and information in health and social care, will help you to understand the ways computers and technology work with health data to produce information, and how exactly this impacts patient care...Have you ever...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert
Languages

Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert

...technologies. To recognize this practical means of communication, local producer Willi Lempert partnered with a group of enthusiastic Aboriginal women elders from the community of Balgo. Together, they created a video that told the story of 40 hand signs. Lempert had been working in the area when the idea for an explanatory video came up. He explained the importance of...
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Article 10 mins
What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide

...technology, which has reduced the need for many middle management jobs, which were largely concerned with processing information to facilitate control within the organisational hierarchy. The management philosophy of empowerment, where people at lower levels have been delegated authority to take actions and make decisions which would previously have been the domain of...
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