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Reparations for slavery in Barbados
Education & Development

Reparations for slavery in Barbados

...Open University, looks at slavery in Barbados and lays out the case for reparations for the state...Find out about The Open University's law courses. History The English discovery of Barbados occurred in 1625 and it was settled in 1627. I use ‘discover’ in the context of England discovering the island, as opposed to it being discovered as an island. Despite evidence...
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Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...opening up the BBC's archive could be, in particular when it comes to the future of crafting climate change messages...Dan Rees Dan has worked at the BBC Natural History Unit since 1997, producing, directing and filming across a wide range of genres, from pure animal behaviour to live and documentary. His credits as producer/director include the award-winning ‘On Thin...
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Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...Open University. This course no longer runs, but the ideas discussed in this course remain current and will help you to understand the different routes into teaching. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach: Learning outcomes - After studying...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...sources to justify their actions. Traditional interpretations of Sharia, or Islamic law, approved aggressive jihad to propagate Islam. They permitted the killing of captive enemy men. They allowed jihadis to enslave enemy women and children, as ISIS did with the Yazidi women in Syria. I am a Muslim scholar of Sharia. It is my contention that ISIS' claim of Islamic...
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Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...Open University's Environment courses. Digital carbon footprints and the remote workforce Today many companies find themselves at the intersection of two global workforce megatrends – distributed, remote workforces and the phenomenon known as the Great Resignation. These two trends have disrupted the notion of the workplace and the employer’s sphere of workforce...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: Images Figure 1 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/Rich Legg Figure 3 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/DTKUTOO/esp imaging Figure 6 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/Rich Legg Figure 8 © The Open University/iStockphoto.com/jawphotos/uuurska Figure 9 © The Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL). The CVSL was established thanks to the generous support of Mr Anthony Nutt BA. Please take our survey about this course to give us feedback, inform future work, and have the (optional) opportunity to get more involved if you are interested. You do not need to have finished studying this course in order to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Soldering
Science, Maths & Technology

Soldering

...source to melt the pre-coated flux. Direct coating uses a separate heat-conducting source: soldering iron, hot plate or hot-oil immersion. Non-contact methods use ovens, gas burners and induction heating. Comparison of heating methods: Flame: low cost and output, highly versatile, hand-feed systems Electrical resistance: medium cost and output, poor versatility, preforms...
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