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Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...children or patients suffering ill health or disability, care providers' ability to communicate is not only useful, but essential. This album provides an invaluable insight into all aspects of communication, with both colleagues and service users. It shows how the difficulties of operating effectively in stressful situations can be overcome and even used as a learning and...
Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...children would learn from the behaviour of this influential man she made explicit, as feminists have long done, the link between the personal and the political. Every minute of Michelle Obama’s 30 minute speech today is worth watching. https://t.co/ZlEX3YaU6a — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 13, 2016 Political discourse is rarely casual. Political speeches...
Is norovirus an economic threat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is norovirus an economic threat?

...children, most do survive the illness with symptoms typically lasting 1 to 3 days. In fact, close to 30% of people infected with norovirus have no symptoms whatsoever. So, how can such a virus cost us so much money? Depending on the country, somewhere between 85% and 99% of the cost of norovirus are productivity losses. This means costs arising from norovirus illness...
Teaching Languages for long-term memory
Languages

Teaching Languages for long-term memory

...children in particular love repetition and ritual. There are children who love eating exactly the same thing every day. It’s all because humans love repetition. Repeating the phrases is comforting and pleasing for pupils and it builds their confidence because they are sure that they really know what we are practising. The repetition helps get the information into their...
Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability
Education & Development

Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability

...centre of the image are three core principles: care for Earth, care for people and fair share. The second layer of the 'flower' is seven categories: land and nature stewardship, built environment, tools and technology, culture and education, health and spiritual wellbeing, finance and economics, land tenure and community governance. The outer layer of the flower has the...
Sut y gall hydradu’n dda ein helpu i heneiddio’n dda
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sut y gall hydradu’n dda ein helpu i heneiddio’n dda

...Centre for Ageing Better (2022) The State of Ageing 2022. Ar gael yn: https://ageing-better.org.uk/summary-state-ageing-2022 (Cyrchwyd 1 Ebrill 2025). Dysgwch fwy gydag OpenLearn [Open Talks from The Open University in Wales] Cyfres o fideos yw Sgwrs Agored, lle bydd academyddion y Brifysgol Agored yn rhannu eu profiad a'u hangerdd dros bwnc neu destun o'u dewis. Gwylio...
Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...centred approaches for organisations making the shift to sustainable hybrid working and digital futures. You’ll learn about a range of topics in the collection, including: Digital skills and leadership Digital transformation and building a data-driven culture Sustainability Planning for the future, managing uncertainty and building resilience Hybrid employee experience...
Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction

...Researchers interested in juries and jurors explore the factors which may shape how verdicts are chosen. Biases (such as racial biases) and different verdict systems (for example, the guilty, not guilty and not proven verdicts system currently used in Scotland) have all been shown to impact on how jurors evaluate evidence and the verdicts they ultimately deliver. Our role...