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Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model
Science, Maths & Technology

Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model

...public attention by the 2016 book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly and film of the same name. I have rarely watched a film that has moved me as much as Hidden Figures did when I first saw it. And I have seen it at least twice since when I have led discussions about the significance of the film, drawing on my own experience of working in the space industry. In...
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Is America better than this?
Society, Politics & Law

Is America better than this?

...Public Safety Bull Connor and his police forces jailed 1,200 men, women and children who took part in peaceful protest. Last August, DC police had no difficulty arresting 41 participants in a Black Lives Matter protest march. You might come to the conclusion that the police know perfectly well how to arrest peaceful Black and Brown people in the street, but seem at a loss...
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Article 10 mins
Doug Allan - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Doug Allan - Earth in Vision

...public was Blue Planet. Blue Planet rewrote the rules of a lot of things; it came along at a bit of dangerous time for wildlife. The previous 10 years from, say, 1993 to about 2000, the public had almost been OD’d on wildlife, there was a huge explosion of channels and satellite and things in the early nineties and all these new broadcasters went into wildlife with a...
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Video 35 mins
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...public sector has to demonstrate that it is using the public’s funds wisely, and the not-for-profit sector needs to demonstrate its financial probity to its governors and trustees and possibly to the appropriate regulators. In the following subsections, you will learn how to use and interpret the results from some basic financial appraisal tools...Financial methods in...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Open Pathways
Education & Development

Open Pathways

...Health care Leadership Achievement Award Open Learning Champions There is also anOpen Learning Champions guide which offers information and suggestions for facilitators using Open Pathways and other OpenLearn resources with learners. Open Learning Champions can come from community and voluntary organisations, colleges, libraries and others. What they have in common is an...
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Activity 1 hr
Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability
Education & Development

Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability

...health and spiritual wellbeing, finance and economics, land tenure and community governance. The outer layer of the flower has the following 12 principles: Observe & Interact, Catch & Store Energy, Obtain a Yield, Apply Self-Regulation & Accept Feedback, Use & Value Renewable Resources, Produce Zero Waste, Design from Patterns to Details, Integrate Rather than Segregate,...
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Video 10 mins
Making Social Worlds
Society, Politics & Law

Making Social Worlds

...health. Philosophers, politicians and academics offer differing perspectives on requirements for citizenship and the importance of citizenship ceremonies in the UK and Australia. In the two audio tracks, course team members Liz McFall and Sophie Watson put the ideas covered in the album into their academic context. This material is taken from The Open University course...
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Audio 55 mins
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...health. [Described image] By the end of this week, you should be able to: explain the concept of neurodiversity and define a range of neurodiverse conditions understand what influences communication between individuals with different neurotypes describe the links between neurodiversity, mental health and wellbeing...Week 1: What is neurodiversity?: 1 Defining key terms -...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs