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The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...de raip ‘s de spruidhlich catha. An robh an gille air an dream a mhab na h-Iudhaich ‘s na Comunnaich, no air an dream bu mhotha, dhiubh-san a threorakheadh bho thoiseach al gun deoin gu buaireadh agus bruaillean cuthaich gach blair air sgath uachdaran? Ge b'e a dheoin-san no a chas, a neoichiontas no mhiorun, cha do nochd e toileachadh ‘na bhas fo Dhruim...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...concepts explained in the books I read. I try to take notes but I'm really lazy at ‘proper’ note taking – I don’t find it works for me as I never go back and read them. There is so much to read. I get lost and don’t know where to start. You may have experienced similar difficulties. You may also have found ways to help you cope. Academic and specialist texts may...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...concept. Inaccurate as they are, calorie counts remain a helpful guide to relative energy values: standing burns more calories than sitting; cookies contain more calories than spinach. But the calorie is broken in many ways, and there’s a strong case to be made for moving our food accounting system away from that one particular number. It’s time to take a more...
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Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

...concepts might need to be read more than once. Your learning materials will be on a screen, but the skills you use to read and understand them are similar. Studying will include opportunities for you to engage in online learning activities. Being a digital learner can help you develop essential skills for study, work and lifelong learning. For example, modules that teach...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...concepts and principles you have learned in this part are: metallic bonding, and how it is related to metallic characteristics Metallic bonding is the attraction between the delocalised electrons and the positively charged nuclei. It is strong and occurs in all directions. Transitions of electrons from excited states to lower energy levels result in emission spectra....
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...concepts and principles you have studied in this part are: how clinical trials are used today in medicine Clinical trials use a control group and a treatment group. the importance of acting ethically in scientific research The UK Research and Integrity Office advises on good practice on scientific research. why it is important to continue to ask moral questions about...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...concept of ‘Vanakkam’, and you’ve also been introduced to some fruits from Tamil Nadu and instruments used in Tamil music. If you enjoyed this taster in Tamil and would be interested in a longer, paid-for version of the course, you can express you interest by e-mailing oclc@open.ac.uk. Please provide your name and contact email address. Your contact details will be...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...concepts that will enable a person-centred approach to care identify the different needs of a cared-for person, at different stages of their care understand the impact that caring may have upon carers, and how this might be managed explain some of the legal responsibilities within the caring role...Introduction and guidance: Before you begin - Spend a few moments thinking...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs