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Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...family, colleagues and even health and care professionals (Jacobs et al., 2017). The next activity gets you to think about how you might have used the internet for health and care. Activity 3 Using the internet for health information Think about how you might use or have used the internet for the purpose of health and care. In the box below, type in three things that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...history-making maps. Along with assessing the political importance of some maps it examines how we read maps and looks at how to evaluate the information contained within them. Although maps might seem to be objective and factual the course looks at the values embedded in both maps themselves and our perceptions of them. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...family’s farm and wants to develop more income by diversifying outside of traditional farming activities. Gwyneth is a keen cook and has had her hours reduced at the café where she works in town. To supplement her family income, she wants to sell her homemade jams, chutneys and preserves at farmers’ markets and food fairs. Julia, a Further Education student, lives...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...history month, there’s no better time to look back on the lessons we’ve learnt along the way – not least on our ability to bring about rapid social, cultural and legal changes via respectful debate, patience and listening to the views or our opponents. I’d also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge how, in doing so, the LGBTQ+ community has learnt a lot...
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Article 15 mins
Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change

...history in her hometown of Sonoma, California. Follow her on Twitter: @KA_Nicholas © The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Kimberly Nicholas Interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer KN: = Kim Nicholas, Associate Professor, Lund University, Sweden. Researcher into climate change, sustainable food and ecosystem services, participant. RH: So I’m...
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Audio 5 mins
The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981
Society, Politics & Law

The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981

...history interviews I conducted with workers between 2014 and 2016, in order to understand the development of the occupation and its legacies. The Changing Economy of Greenock and Inverclyde The Lee Jeans plant was operated by Vanity Fair Co. (VF Corporation), a large, American-based, multinational clothes manufacturer. By 1972, Lee was their most successful brand,...
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Article 10 mins
Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...family in the Cambridgeshire village of Soham after he married local English woman Susannah Cullen of Scottish descent from Ely in 1792 (Downs, 2020). In April 1792 the Stamford Mercury Newspapers wrote ‘On Monday Gustavus Vassa, the African, well known in most parts of this kingdom as a preacher, was married at Soham to Miss Cullen, daughter of the late Mr James Cullen...
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Article 5 mins
Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...family as they were all just waiting on me to finally declare this. As previously mentioned, I was active in politics (The Scottish Socialist Alliance as it was then), nationally, internationally and at a community level. Coming out brought with it another aspect of political awareness. I read and educated myself on the issues related to what were at the time Lesbian and...
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Article 5 mins