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Leadership in Health and Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leadership in Health and Social Care

...studied in the course and help you to explore how they might play out in real-life situations. This material forms part of The Open University course K313 Leadership and management in health and social care... Meet the leaders Leadership, are you worth it? From hospital ward to CEO’s office six leaders responsible for delivering vital health and social care services...
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Audio 32 mins
An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...study in Online and Distance Education...An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER): Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: understand and have a better knowledge of some of the choices that practitioners make about ways of applying technologies for a variety of learners across the globe in education, training or professional...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...studying the Classical world feel more ‘at home’ with references to dates, names, places and terms. If you’re familiar with these aspects, use the menu below to take a look at the intermediate level articles exploring ‘The Histories’ in more detail. [Image taken from page 387 of 'Herodotus: the text of Canon Rawlinson's translation, 1897] Image taken from page...
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Activity 5 mins
How does nature tell the time?
Nature & Environment

How does nature tell the time?

...study of tree ring growth. Here she gives Ever Wondered her expert perspective on what tree rings can tell us about ourselves...[A dead tree on the coast] "Time flashes by. We are here for just a moment and then we’re part of history. My lifetime probably won’t last beyond 100 years if I’m lucky. But did you know that something we see nearly every day will far out...
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Article 10 mins
Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...studies should come first. Why? Because they’re designed to skill you up, to get you to an entry point that gives you more options than you have at present. They equip you with what you need for a great future career. At the very least, a careful balance needs to be maintained. Activity 1 Minimum wage check Timing: Allow about 5 minutes What’s the minimum wage for...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...study? As there are so many rare diseases, around 300 million people worldwide are diagnosed with a rare disease. In the UK, around 3.5 million individuals have a rare disease. It is estimated that over the whole lifetime, around 1 in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease, which is much higher than the name implies. Raising awareness of rare diseases is also...
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Article 10 mins
An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...Study. In addition, in-depth case study analysis of existing support– although limited – enabled us to build up a detailed picture of how young people aged 18 – 23 years, experience living with a family health crisis and the nature of the services they require based on interviews and field study observations with the charity Hope. Hope In 2006, Sue Trevethan was...
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Article 15 mins
Listening to content aloud
Digital & Computing

Listening to content aloud

...studying. ...Have you used a text reader before? They do exactly what they say they do – read text aloud by converting text in documents and webpages to spoken audio. Often they also highlight the text being read so you can follow along visually. Many people find that having the audio and being able to read along improves reading comprehension and focus because it...
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Article 5 mins