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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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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
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
Fast Reactors and Thorium
Science, Maths & Technology

Fast Reactors and Thorium

...thinking lies at the heart of a different class of reactors: the ‘fast reactors’. A fast reactor has no moderator, merely a coolant with which useful energy can be extracted (e.g. for electricity generation). Typical coolants used in experimental, prototype, and demonstration fast reactors have included liquid sodium, inert gases and lead (or lead alloys). Fast...
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Article 10 mins
‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...think about Brexit, it’s important to understand six key points about the fishing industry: Fish stocks and profits have been improving under the Common Fisheries Policy since 2003. The recent communication from the European Commission on state of play of the Common Fisheries Policy showed that 44 stocks (61% of the total North East Atlantic catches of interest to the...
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Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism

...systems for secrecy. Oddfellow ceremonial swords were used in a Chartist uprising. Even after the numbers at Chartist rallies fell and the campaign died away, the culture and the ideas remained in circulation. The banner said that Oddfellows demanded security for their families and a place in society. They offered ritual, status and comradeship through collective...
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The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...system imposed. For skilled workers, seeking better job opportunities than elsewhere, it’s worth considering that immigration has contributed to UK growth and this impetus may now be weakened. The economy continues to grow, but slowly. The government has failed to meet the targets it set for deficit reduction, and this can’t all be blamed on uncertainty about the...
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