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Death around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death around the world

...think of rituals as being ‘traditionally’, many are constantly evolving and are shaped by shifting cultural values and technology. So, which country has professional mourners and where were funerals live-streamed before the practice became so popular during the Covid pandemic? You can find out more in this short cartoon, where Dr. Erica Borgstrom explores some of the...
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Video 5 mins
Investigating Psychology Interactive
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating Psychology Interactive

...thinking not only across time but also within the context of social, conceptual and historical changes; the development and application of different perspectives and methods; and through chains of influence between researchers. Note 1: some information given here about Hans Asperger and Asperger syndrome is now out of date. You can find more current information in Week 1...
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Activity 15 mins
Alternative pathways into higher education
Education & Development

Alternative pathways into higher education

...parent, a student thinking about university, or simply curious about alternative pathways into higher education, this conversation offers valuable insight into how learning can be accessible, inclusive, and empowering for everyone. Tune in, be inspired, and discover how OpenLearn and The Open University can help make your own higher education journey possible. Transcript...
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Audio 5 mins
Learning to change
OpenLearn Ireland

Learning to change

...thinking about making a significant change in your life, such as returning to study or taking a different direction at work? This album looks at the learning journey of three people who’ve changed their lives through learning, not only through formal education, but by a continuous process of lifelong learning. The four video tracks show you how to build on what you...
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Video 22 mins
Critical Reflection
Money & Business

Critical Reflection

...thinking can often give the impression that being objective, rational, dispassionate and independent are prerequisites for being a manager. However it’s quite possible many managers could be caught in a whirlwind of outside influences, affecting their every action and it’s these pressures that critical reflective approaches seek to expose by questioning many of the...
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Audio 7 mins
Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...think two questions that are crucial to this course and more generally to studying the Classical world, I would say. First, there is the question of what do we actually have left by way of evidence? But secondly, how do we get from what we have left to some sort of sense of what the Classical world has actually been like such a long time ago. So for instance, we have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...think is the Islamic teaching regarding sexual preference? As you think about this question, ask yourself where your ideas about this topic might have come from – from a newspaper or magazine article, a book, your social media feeds, or somewhere else? Activity 1 Watch this interview with Dr Shanon Shah and make a few notes about the main points. SHANON SHAH Talking...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...system from heating up without limit. The crucial difference is that much of the re-emitted radiation goes back down and is absorbed by the surface. It is this additional energy input - over and above the absorbed solar radiation - that keeps the Earth's GMST over 30 °C warmer than it otherwise would be. [Figure 7] Figure 7 Schematic representation of the globally...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs