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Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...work with a carer, or know someone who one? This free course, Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role, is designed to give an insight into the demands, both physically and mentally, of the caring role and look at how taking part in physical activity can offer benefits to the health and wellbeing of carers. Given the demands of the caring role, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...social decline. So, while travellers from all over the world enjoy coming to this ‘remote’ location, that same ‘remoteness’ has also resulted in another type of connection to the wider world as many locals have emigrated in search of employment opportunities. In the following collection of articles, we explore the question: How can unique and distinctive regions,...
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Article 5 mins
Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...social relations of research production, and to promote disabled people’s individual and collective empowerment, should be user-led and accountable to those being researched (Barnes, 2003). Nor, perhaps is it surprising if such research seeks to involve diverse voices from the outset and as key participants throughout. But what about a less obviously participatory...
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Article 15 mins
Is ‘fake news’ still a problem for society?
Society, Politics & Law

Is ‘fake news’ still a problem for society?

...social distancing’ are likely to be. Whether all of these will be remembered as terms that defined a particular period in history but which, once social norms began to change, started sounding very much of their time. The phrase ‘fake news’...its meaning became stretched to cover everything from deliberately deceitful propaganda to mild criticisms of legitimate...
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Video 15 mins
25 years after never again: 9/11 and memorialisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

25 years after never again: 9/11 and memorialisation

...social and cultural narratives about the event and legacy. Now that it has been 25 years since that day, how are these deaths – and the people and their lives – being remembered? Here are some examples of social practices of remembrance: 1. Physical Memorial Opened on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on the site of the World Trade Center, there are twin reflecting pools...
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Article 5 mins
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...social geography of the UK, focusing on its uneven development in a country increasingly dominated by London and the South East of England. It then considers how the divisions within the UK (within England as well as between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) were reflected in the voting patterns of the 2016 referendum. Finally, the course reflects on the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 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?

...social model of disability, neurodiversity sees disability as entrenched in society rather than the individual, and proponents of the neurodiversity movement want to make it easier for all neurodiverse people to be able to contribute to society as they are rather than how society would want them to. This means looking at the strengths of difference; someone who is...
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Article 10 mins
Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...works: the teaching practices, support approaches and assessment adjustments that help students to feel confident, included and able to succeed. The guidance below draws on post-COVID research into the Black awarding gap, as well as OU Scholarship Exchange work involving minority ethnic students more broadly. Terminology reflects each study’s focus (e.g. ‘Black...
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Article 5 mins