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Blaenau Gwent REACH
History & The Arts

Blaenau Gwent REACH

...Community Group and residents of Llys Glyncoed in Ebbw Vale share their experiences of taking part in the BG REACH project, and explain what community and heritage means to them. Use the menu below to learn more about what the history of the Gwent Valleys means to the people who live in them. @@PLUGINFILE@@/image-hotspots-1027%20%282%29.h5p Blaenau Gwent REACH is a...
The language of protest
Society, Politics & Law

The language of protest

...communication. It’s a form of political persuasion, where those without power or influence find ways to get their voices heard in order to express a message of dissent...Find out more about The Open University’s Language and creativity module. So how do protest movements go about attempting to communicate their message? This short documentary addresses this question,...
Radical alternatives to prison
Society, Politics & Law

Radical alternatives to prison

...community-based employment and job skills training. Implementing social policies The current focus of punishing the offender has meant that the victim is largely ignored. One radical alternative would be to turn the system on its head – rather than inflict pain and suffering the aim of interventions would be to provide assistance, help and support for the person who has...
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...communities present in the city...State renewal and repair in Northern Ireland [Map graphic of Ireland and Northern Ireland showing the county boundaries. The parts that are Ireland are dark green and the parts that are Northern Ireland are shown in light green. Lakes and water on the landscape is shown as icy blue.] The creation of Northern Ireland in 1921 demonstrates...
Languages and Employability
Languages

Languages and Employability

...video a collection of employers and employees outline the benefits that language skills bring to their companies and careers. There is a lot more to language skills than just learning to speak fluently. Inter-cultural communication skills open doors to other cultures and communities, and gives you experience of the world that goes deeper than the average tourist trip....
Pineapples and Pashto: building intercultural competence through Peace Education
Education & Development

Pineapples and Pashto: building intercultural competence through Peace Education

...communities. ...Find out about The Open University's Open degree. What is Peace Education? In Peace at the Heart, a recent report on education in British schools commissioned by Quakers in Britain, David Gee and co-authors explain that: Peace Education is a critical approach to personal and social development rooted in a commitment to ‘peace’: not only the absence of...
Language, notation and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Language, notation and formulas

...is as vital in mathematics as in any language. This free course, Language, notation and formulas, will help you to express yourself clearly when writing and speaking about mathematics. You will also learn how to answer questions in the manner that is expected by the examiner...Communication is as vital in mathematics as in any language. This free course, Language,...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...communicate can be seen as the telegram's direct descendants. In order to trace this lineage and see where the telegram sits in the evolution of human communications, it is useful to start with the apparatus by which telegrams are sent - the telegraph. Its name comes from the Greek and can be broken down into 'tele', meaning 'at a distance' and 'graphein' - 'to write'....