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Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledge, social work engages people and structures to address life...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...changed it was the advent of democracy, where suddenly the elite had to reach out beyond their own in order to try and change people’s minds. The modern age in rhetoric really begins with an address that lasted only two minutes in 1863 at Gettysburg. Presenter Abraham Lincoln delivered the famous Gettysburg Address during the American Civil War in 1863. It stands out...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Innovation in health and social care: social and historical
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care: social and historical

...changed the way we live. The internet has opened up new ways in which we can gain access to information and services. As recently as the late 1990s, certain information and services were only available during office hours. Now, we can access that same information any time, day or night, without leaving our homes. This has also changed the way we shop, pay bills, the way...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...changing, the way I dress, the way I feel, the way I act. I can go outside not being afraid anymore, and I don't think those bad feelings are coming back. And if it weren't for Dr. Miranda and that, I would still be at home with the covers pulled over my head, if I were still alive at all. I asked the Lord to send me an angel, and he heard my prayers.' I was really moved...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...changing the theories with which you started. Those changed theories will then inform what you do next (see Figure 1). You can go round the cycle as often as you like. Each time you do, your ideas about systems will be more powerful, and your practice in working with them will be more effective. [Figure 1: A diagram adapted from Kolb (1984) to show the interaction of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...change and influence the quality of provision in your setting. The idea of leadership as shared, dispersed or ‘distributed’ between team members, empowers leaders and other practitioners and enables an early years team to work together in a culture of learning and shared knowledge. Working in early years settings is becoming increasingly complex and the roles demand...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...climate (though there are hilly areas, like Kodaikanal where it can get as cool as 2.7 oC). The warm climate in Tamil Nadu favours the growth of several fruits, some of the most popular of which are shown in Table 6. Table 6 Fruits grown in Tamil Nadu FRUIT ILLUSTRATION NAME IN TAMIL PRONUNCIATION Papaya [Papaya] பப்பாளி Pappaali Jackfruit [Jackfruit]...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Download free eBook guides to famous literary works
History & The Arts

Download free eBook guides to famous literary works

...or inaccuracies and accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage howsoever arising. OpenLearn reserves the right to make changes to or remove or alter any content at any time without notice. While every effort is made to ensure that downloadable content is free from viruses, OpenLearn cannot accept any liability for damages resulting from virus infection....
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