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Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...education system in the UK often requires scientists to focus on core science subjects at the expense of learning about the social and ethical implications of their work. How then does a modern scientist begin to engage with these important issues? One solution is to provide opportunities for practising scientists to recognise social and ethical aspects of their work, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...education, the arts and sports. They play a key role in challenging the government and can help to champion your cause as they often have more freedom from party politics than MPs. Lords don’t represent a particular constituency but speak out on issues that interest them/they are expert in. You can search for members of the Lords online whose policy interests and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD) bias in social science research, systematically excluding the very people it is supposed to benefit. Ruzycki and Ahmed (2022) quote ‘Researched to Death’ – a synthesis of 11 studies examining violence against Indigenous women in Canada – which found that all asked similar questions and produced similar...
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Article 25 mins
Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...De La Warr Pavilion and Highpoint One are good examples. Conversely, there is more than a handful of buildings that have achieved iconic status for all the wrong reasons: buildings which are so widely loathed that they have come to symbolise what the public at large dislike about Modernist architecture: for years, Trellick Tower held this dubious honour. Not far behind...
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Article 5 mins
Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

...de dhuilleoga feileastraim is bitiúmin agus pic bheith cuimilte lena thóin ansan é a leagadh síos i measc na ngiolcach is coigeal na mban sí le taobh na habhann, féachaint n’fheadaraís cá dtabharfaidh an sruth é, féachaint, dála Mhaoise, an bhfóirfidh iníon Fharoinn? The Language Issue I place my hope on the water in this little boat of the language, the...
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Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two

...de Chastelain was in Ireland wondering when he would next be needed; waiting for the IRA to move to put more of its arms beyond use. When I left Richard McAuley on that Saturday in July 2005, I stepped into the car park at the supermarket and scribbled some words onto a post it; words I used in a BBC Radio Ulster news broadcast that lunchtime. This is what I said: “My...
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Article 5 mins
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...educational landscape is subject to constant change. Being aware of this and responding accordingly is, therefore, key to the success of the librarian’s role and their library. All who work in school libraries, whatever their level of qualification, will benefit from learning about ways in which they can ensure their library provision is current and relevant. By...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...educators developed portfolios for children, consisting of learning stories to highlight children’s competence, learning and dispositions. Collaboration resulted in the adoption of the same approach by school educators. These portfolios accompanied the children to school, and were used both as ‘icebreakers’ in discussions about school readiness, and as the basis for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs