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"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?
Languages

"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?

...change through use. Depending on how, when and by whom words are frequently used they can acquire new associations or entirely new meanings. A good example is: if I tell you that ‘A friend of mine went through something recently’ would you expect their experience to have been positive or negative? The chances are you’ll think they had a rough time. There is nothing...
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Article 5 mins
Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals

...changes. Maintain an open mind and attitude. Health and social care professionals need to be open to the social and cultural diversity of patients and be aware of how information can impact the patient and the patient–family dynamics. Good communication is not just about the words. Health and social care professionals can forge stronger and more supportive connections...
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Video 5 mins
Blockchain in Education
Digital & Computing

Blockchain in Education

...changes? Read this article by Professor John Domingue and Doctor Alexander Mikroyannidis to start exploring the possibilities of blockchain in education...The challenges of traditional education models The centralised education model of the present is no longer sustainable: learning happens increasingly outside the brick-and-mortar lecture halls of schools, colleges, and...
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Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?

...change the world. One school, modernism, laid the foundation for machine-inspired design. Protest, provocation and social responsibility: Gerrit Rietveld’s Crate Chair Designs don’t just have utilitarian or aesthetic functions they can also have economic, social and political ones. Here Emma Curtis, of the Design Museum, discusses examples of designs that are driven...
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Video 25 mins
Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...change in your teaching. Good luck. Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...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. Computers use digital technologies; so the for benefit of this unit the term...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism
History & The Arts

Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism

...changed the face of Mecca, angering many who complain of cultural vandalism as the city’s older quarters are being erased and replaced by high-rise complexes and luxury hotels for rich pilgrims, while poorer pilgrims find it increasingly difficult to afford lodgings. At the same time, the kingdom’s official tourist agency promotes these new edifices as sightseeing...
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UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...changed significantly in the past 20 years. The average size of clothing manufacturers has shrunk dramatically to 8.6 employees, meaning that regulatory authorities are faced with a large number of small firms that are hard to keep track of, as they are often registered and wound up at astonishing speed. And, having to regulate corporate taxes, minimum wages, right to...
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