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Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...Introduction - Welcome to this free OpenLearn course Understanding PCSO powers. Following the introduction of the PCSO in 2002, the role has become embedded in modern-day policing and is, for many communities, the only contact they have with someone they can pass information on to and raise issues of concern with. This course will introduce you to some of the powers that...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...Introduction - The profound technological, economic, political and ethical changes brought about by information technology will affect every one of us. You may be wondering what digitial technology is and just what is meant by having a digital life. A fundamental idea is that digital technology is any technology based on representing data as sequences of numbers....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research
Languages

Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research

...introduction to Bowie planted the seeds for my later interests and academic obsessions and how the dictatorial character of the king he portrayed reappeared to me when I studied Racine. In conclusion, rather than simply reiterate how Bowie led me on a labyrinthine journey to study the richness of French culture, I will point out how French culture was also an essential...
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Article 5 mins
Freud: The Expert View
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freud: The Expert View

...introduction to the life and works of Sigmund Freud...[Image of Sigmund Freud] Theories don’t emerge from a vacuum. To understand Freud’s ideas it is useful to get some sense of his life. He was born in 1856 and spent most of his life in Vienna; only moving to London in the last year of his life to escape the hostility of the Nazis. While there is every evidence (for...
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Article 10 mins
Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story
Society, Politics & Law

Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story

...introduction of comprehensive education, this was abolished and now every pupil had access to a post-primary education. This meant that education could be more inclusive, as children were no longer segregated by an unfair exam. A new, more liberal curriculum was also introduced to give pupils a broader education which was accessible to all (Paterson, 2020). It was...
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Article 10 mins
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...Introduction - In this free course, Assistive technologies and online learning, you will explore some of the technology that disabled students use when accessing computers. We will take a look at the tools and techniques that make it possible for disabled students to engage with online learning. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...introduction to engineering, manufacturing and business studies...Designed products surround us all and range from bus tickets to buildings. This free course, People-centred designing, focuses firmly on usability and the increasingly important phenomenon of people-centred design. It aims to inform consumers of design (i.e., all of us) about this crucial characteristic of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...introduction to the relationship between language and creativity, to the roles that linguistic creativity plays in culture and society, and to the different approaches to its study...This free course is an introduction to the relationship between language and creativity, to the roles that linguistic creativity plays in culture and society, and to the different approaches...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs