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Childhood in the Digital Age
OpenLearn Ireland

Childhood in the Digital Age

...think, and how will it shape the classroom of the future? The amount of technology available to children today is greater than in any previous generation, and it is more specifically designed to capture their imaginations. There is heated debate as to how the digital influx is shaping children’s development and experience. Nathalia Gjersoe, from the Open University,...
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Video 15 mins
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...system. Although you can use the alternative formats offline for your own convenience, you do need to work through the online version of the course for full functionality (such as accessing links, using the audio and video materials, and completing the quizzes). Please use the downloads as convenient tools for studying the materials when away from the internet and return...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...thinking in terms of bacterial causes for infectious diseases. Although the precise role of H. influenzae in the 1890 and 1918 flu pandemics is not clear, it is likely that the bacteria were present and acting in concert with the flu virus to produce the pneumonia experienced. Such synergy between virus and bacteria was demonstrated by Shope in 1931. He infected pigs with...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...think being creative means? This free course, Creativity, community and ICT, engages with the debates surrounding the term 'creativity' and explores ways in which ICT creates new opportunities for creativity and collaborative working. The course would be of interest to teachers, parents and carers, and can be studied on an individual basis or as part of a school-based...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...think about crowd behaviour and consider traditional dilemmas of being in crowds. Others will be less obvious, such as the seemingly intimate and private act of charitable giving to the homeless. Yet the focus of the course will at all points be how the 'social' permeates our day-to-day conduct, and often in ways we are not necessarily aware of it. We are in the presence...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...think through the various ways that we can do this. I shall split it into different types: Interviews Conversations. Definition: Respondent For ease of writing, I will tend to use another unusual term in writing about interviews. A respondent is a person who is asked questions and whose answers are considered by an inquirer. It is significant that I have used this term...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...think differently about what it takes to allow them to fulfil their potential, because it won’t always be the same things that have worked for the men. In the same weekend that Brigid Kosgei broke the women’s marathon record, Eliud Kipchoge performed a feat some never thought possible as he broke the 2-hour barrier for running a marathon. To achieve this Kipchoge had...
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Article 15 mins
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...think of them as mentors at the time? Make a note of them in the box below. b.With those people and experiences in mind, use the box to write a sentence or paragraph that describes your own definition of mentoring. Comment Mentors come in all shapes and sizes. The relationship might be deliberately set up or develop organically. Usually, a mentor will have more experience...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs