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The science of the mind: investigating mental health
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of the mind: investigating mental health

...introduction to this album. The Blackthorn Garden A typical day at Blackthorn Garden, a social enterprise venture which provides work placements for people with mental health problems. Talking about Blackthorn: the chief executive Jan Prior talks about how people are referred to Blackthorn, the importance of teamwork, and the overall aims of the enterprise. Talking about...
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Audio 1 hr 56 mins
Beginners’ Chinese
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese

...introduction to this album. Beginners Chinese: Pronunciation and tone Mandarin Chinese speech sounds and tones. Learn how to pronounce Chinese vowels, consonants and the four tones. Beginners Chinese: Numbers from zero to ten Learn to count from zero to ten in Chinese. Beginners Chinese: Greetings and names Greeting each other and asking about each other’s names....
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Audio 43 mins
Social care, social work and the law
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care, social work and the law

...introduction to this album. Social workers and the law The legal implications surrounding social work are varied and intricate. Stewart Vernon defines and highlights the implications of training and the punitive aspects of the law. Children and the law Three practitioners discuss detailed aspects of the law when working with children, including public and private law,...
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Audio 2 hrs 40 mins
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

...project developed by Nike. Years in the making, the project scrutinised every aspect of human performance to make the fastest marathon in history possible. The Breaking-2 team scoured the world for the place with the best climate for endurance running – not too hot, not too cold, not too humid. They found a route with the best surface for running at speed. Nike designed...
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Article 15 mins
Note taking in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Note taking in relation to the Social Sciences

...Introduction - This course will help you identify the value and best ways of note taking. It is based on listening to an audio file that contains a discussion between teaching team members of D218 Social Policy: Welfare, Power and Diversity, a current Open University course. It was originally 23 minutes in length and was recorded in 1998. This OpenLearn course provides a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...Introduction - This free course, Assessment in secondary music, explores assessment in music education. You will consider issues around the purposes of assessment in music, the forms that it takes, how you can ensure that these forms of assessment are appropriate and perceived as legitimate, and how young people can be fully involved in the assessment of their work,...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Decolonising computing?
Digital & Computing

Decolonising computing?

...project is a concern to disclose what might be described as the operation of a tacit ‘racialised colonial governmentality’ within hegemonic (that is, dominant mainstream) Internet governance discourse with a view to preparing the ground for the decolonisation of Internet governance per se; in addition, there is a normative (political, ethical) commitment to the...
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Video 15 mins
OpenLearn Wales take your learning further
Society, Politics & Law

OpenLearn Wales take your learning further

...with our experts Follow The Open University on the BBC – TV and radio resources in our What’s On area. More free courses in Welsh Visit Y Porth - the main platform for delivering and managing Welsh medium provision for the students of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. The educational resources on the Porth were developed by university teaching staff throughout Wales....
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Article 5 mins