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Irish Women’s Poetry
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry

...Education Bureau (WEB) and through organising workshops around the island with facilitators such as Eavan Boland who worked with women to develop their own writing voices. Salmon Poetry, established by American poet Jessie Lendennie in 1981, published the first collections of a number of women writers who would gain prominence in later years, for example Rita Ann Higgins,...
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An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...educational leadership. This Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school governors in Wales...Welcome This course provides a brief introduction to the field of educational leadership. You can also access the other courses in this collection: Inclusive education: knowing what we mean and Teamwork: an introduction for school governors. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...education practitioners to provide holistic support services Hope is unique in the support it provides to CYP living in the West of England experiencing a family health crisis from 11 – 18 years from the point of diagnosis. Support is provided through a number of different media, including youth sessions, online support and a youth advocacy programme. Our research...
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Article 15 mins
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...technologies and everything – it’s put in the hands of everybody the desire to communicate much more so than it ever was before. So you have people who probably never would’ve used a computer using a computer, and they’re on Facebook, and they’re on Twitter, and some of them are writing blogs, and they’re contributing in a way that people wouldn’t have...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...technologies. You may use data from your workforce planning activities to assess the impact on your organisation of a variety of issues such as employees reaching retirement age, getting promoted and therefore needing to be back-filled, or managing short- and long-term sick leave. A key consideration at this level is to get input from leaders and other key stakeholders on...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?

...technology like portable ultrasound kits. The care of the wounded and sick has been protected since the very first Geneva Convention of 1864, but the Syrian conflict has seen the rule book torn up, with attacks on healthcare reshaping conflict and humanitarian response. The story behind one SAMS hospital highlights the shocking “new normal” in twenty-first-century...
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Hacking under your skin?
Digital & Computing

Hacking under your skin?

...technology permanently placed inside a living person. In this case, the device was an unnamed neurostimulator used to treat conditions including Parkinson’s Disease as well as chronic pain. Although these devices are placed within the body, they can be reprogrammed using wireless connections. The protocols which govern how data is exchanged between the implant and its...
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Article 5 mins
Climate change and alternative living: issues of adaptation and sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change and alternative living: issues of adaptation and sustainability

...technological advancements are needed for advancing civilisation. At the same time, this is causing a crisis in natural resources due to misuse and excessive use, e.g., deforestation for economic benefits. Climate change affords the opportunity to explore an alternative living option. One such option is a return to indigenous habitation. Indigenous refers to the natural...
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Article 10 mins