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IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...become a 'global village' where distance is no longer a barrier to commercial or social contact. If we live in Britain or other parts of the westernised world, it's difficult to imagine being without all the networked infrastructure that plays a crucial part in our daily lives. This free course, IT in everyday life, is about how this infrastructure of information and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...becoming positive changemakers. Transcript About this course and how it was made This short course was made with eight teenage boys taking part in an ACT Initiative and Belfast Boys’ Model School project: Adam, Ashton, Brandon, Dylan, Matty, Ryan, Stephen and William. It is based on a face-to-face course and workshops developed by William Mitchell, a Loyalist...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...become the targets for violent attack (including the UK and other European countries). So based on this modern-day fable of Siberian polar bears, what else does this tell us about human morality and our future on the planet? To explore this further, another story which broke around the same time as the Belushya Guba bears is worth telling. This story concerns insects and...
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Article 15 mins
Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi
Education & Development

Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi

...become a global phenomenon and source of cultural inspiration for marginalised youth from around the world. The term ‘hip hop’ was coined in the late 1970s, possibly in the South Bronx, New York City, to refer to a set of cultural, artistic, spiritual and intellectual practices used for self-expression and the circulation of knowledge. These practices include, among...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...Become Champions, part of the OU’s co-production collection with The Momentum Productions © The Open University (2015) Activity 4: Chasing Perfection: How do Athletes Become Champions, part of the OU’s co-production collection with The Momentum Productions © The Open University (2015) Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...become activists, while others do not get involved? What is the appeal of the political ideologies to which some devote their lives? How do people understand politics in an everyday sense? The answers to these questions can be quite different depending on what social psychological approach you take. For some social psychologists, the answers lie within the individual,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Are movies really getting longer?
History & The Arts

Are movies really getting longer?

...Weber thought that new charismatic ideas could arise to challenge the rationalized status quo, even if those ideas would eventually become routines themselves. With the rise of online distribution for independent films, we may be in the middle of a new wave in charismatic cinema. This article was originally published by Sociological Images under a CC-BY-NC-SA licence...
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Article 5 mins
Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction
Education & Development

Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction

...becomes motivated and enjoyable when occurring in a familiar social context. But first, here's a brief description of what the app is and does - and why. Transcript We're sorry, but for the moment this app is only available for Apple devices. Our Story is an app designed so that you and your child can have fun and at the same time can build up skills which will provide a...
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Activity 5 mins