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Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...Introduction - Sixty-five million years ago, animal and plant life were very different from nowadays, but there were rat-sized placental mammals living successfully on the ground. They were insect eaters, i.e. insectivores, feeding on the vast numbers of insects and other invertebrates living in soil, leaf litter and low-lying vegetation. Insectivore means 'insect eater',...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...Introduction - This course explores two important concepts relating to the creation of music, namely composition and improvisation. The concepts of composition and improvisation are closely linked, and the reason for looking at non-Western music is partly to demonstrate this truth – it should help to clarify these two concepts, and the relationship between them. We...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...Management Masters pathways....Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development: Introduction - This course will help you to consider different approaches to inclusive leadership and professional development. You will be introduced to concepts and practices for collaborative enquiry and contextually relevant professional development. You will be encouraged...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...Introduction - Partnerships and networks can emerge at a number of levels. For example, the initial contact which leads to partnership might come from young people themselves talking about their needs and interests and feeding these back to workers. It might also come from conversations between workers at inter-agency training sessions or conferences, where shared...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...Introduction - This week, you will be introduced to a range of acute and chronic viral infections, focusing on acute viral infections. You will take a close look at influenza-A and SARS-CoV2, the causative agent of COVID-19, as key examples – not just because of the recent pandemic but also because they are very informative. The role of antibodies in protection against...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...Introduction - The MMR dispute is of enormous public significance and this course helps unravel why this has been an area of such dispute. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of postgraduate study in Science...The MMR vaccine: Public health, private fears: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand more of the scientific factors...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...Introduction - This session was written by Annika Mombauer. Determining why the First World War broke out has exercised historians ever since the first shots were fired in the summer of 1914. For students, this is a topic rich in documents to analyse, but also one that really emphasises that to study history is more than just to study facts, figures and events. It is a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Social construction and social constructionism
Society, Politics & Law

Social construction and social constructionism

...Introduction - This course will help you understand the expressions social construction and social constructionism. These terms are used in the study of the Social Sciences and, in particular, in relation to Social Policy. The materials are primarily an audio file, originally 28 minutes in length and recorded in 2001. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr