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A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast
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A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast

...Human Rights Commission for five years. Before that he led a migrant worker equality project run by the NGO the South Tyrone Empowerment Programme and Dungannon Council. He previously worked in Havana, Cuba as a language professional for the University of Havana, press agency Prensa Latina and national broadcaster, ICRT. He has a primary degree in Spanish and Sociology...
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Article 5 mins
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...humans have employed measures to manage or protect themselves from flooding. These can be divided into measures that try to keep the water out and those that aim to make space for water using of the land around rivers, lakes, reservoirs and so on as ‘catchment areas’ to take up and contain the flood water. [Image of windmills draining the Dutch polders] Figure 3...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision

...human population lives in cities, most people will never see the things that we’re bringing to them with blue chip natural history, so I make no apologies for doing that. Blue-chip, Attenborough and green issues We absolutely know that the people that come to the blue-chip also watch the other programming, so they are definitely interested. And I think David is a very...
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Video 15 mins
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...human element is omitted, or badly covered by the project manager. “Systems” has helped me to grapple with the complexities.’ The question ‘Who uses systems thinking?’ depends where you are in the world and what search terms you use. A quick internet search on ‘systems thinking’ in the UK inevitably has a UK-centric look to it as it highlights The...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Methods in Motion: The social psychology of citizenship
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: The social psychology of citizenship

...resources that people draw on in lay political reasoning. This is what makes ideologies so resilient: the fact that they may become taken-for-granted assumptions about the nature of the social world. This point has been made, for instance, with regards to the ideology of nationalism and with regards to the ideology of neoliberalism. The social psychology of citizenship is...
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Article 5 mins
Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU
Languages

Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU

...resources provided, for example, include a variety of materials supporting independent learning strategies. Students receive materials, prepare independently, and then attend tutorials to discuss. The ‘Flipped Classrooms’ methodology parallels traditional distance learning in this sense. It aims to convert the classroom into a space for discussion and practice....
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Article 10 mins
What are the benefits of creative play at home?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of creative play at home?

...resources in new ways. This not only supports sharing experiences with others but widens children’s ability to feel able to participate because there are no right or wrong answers and there is no pressure to conform or respond in a certain way. Being creative, developing ideas and turning them into something meaningful relies on making judgements about the value of...
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Article 10 mins
Understanding Statements of participation
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Understanding Statements of participation

...details page on OpenLearn. How can I contact you? Before you contact us, please bear in mind that we are a small team working with limited resources, so do please check the FAQs first to see whether this answers your question. If you can't find the answer that you are looking for, please contact us at openlearn@open.ac.uk and we will try to respond as soon as possible....
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