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Active Citizenship in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Active Citizenship in Wales

...Open University in Wales has brought together this collection of free online resources to help you think critically about society and politics in Wales, and to help you use your voice as a citizen. Mae'r casgliad yma hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | This collection is also available in Welsh. Free online learning resources Courses, articles and videos available on OpenLearn....
The OU Welcomes Carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The OU Welcomes Carers

...Open University helps get carers back into education and this article explains how much support is available...Find out about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses. The long-term shift towards an ageing population, lower use of institutional care, improved longevity of those with lifelong disabilities and reduced expenditure on public services means the...
How does nature tell the time?
Nature & Environment

How does nature tell the time?

...opening up a tree we can learn about the environment it grew in and conditions that may have affected the human population at the time. But how is it possible to read the history from trees? [Tree rings] Every year a tree puts on a new layer of growth forming a ring just under the bark, it is that ring that tells us a year by year account of the events. A wide ring means...
Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire
History & The Arts

Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire

...Open University course A330 Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds... Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire A short introduction to this album. The foundation of Rome An introduction to the stories of the foundation of Rome and how these myths reinforce Roman identity even today. The House of Augustus Insights into how Emperor Augustus connected himself to the foundational...
What did Plato believe about the human soul? The one minute guide
History & The Arts

What did Plato believe about the human soul? The one minute guide

...Open University's Classical Studies and qualifications [Plato compared the soul to a person driving a chariot pulled by two flying horses] [One horse is beautiful and noble; it wants to soar into heaven. This horse is our finer spirit.] [The other horse is ugly and bad. This horse represents our base nature, driven by passions and irrationality.] [The soul is our rational...
Mi'kmaq: First Nations people
History & The Arts

Mi'kmaq: First Nations people

...Open University course A332 Why is religion controversial? The MikMaq people have lived in Newfoundland for generations Their diet would often depend on the season 25 years ago Conne River secured protected status when it became a reserve Powwows give indigenous people to come together and celebrate their own culture Many members of the Mi'kmaq were assimilated into the...
Philosophy: Justice and Morality
History & The Arts

Philosophy: Justice and Morality

...Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy... Plato on justice and self interest A debate on whether citizens follow the law because of their good nature, or because they fear retribution. Classical and modern utilitarianism A discussion about the differences between classical and modern utilitarianism. Kant's moral philosophy An examination of Kant's teachings on...
Cognitive Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

...Open University course DD303 Cognitive psychology... Cognitive Psychology A short introduction to this album. What is consciousness? What does consciousness mean? How artists, writers and scientists understood consciousness in the 19th and 20th centuries. Consciousness: the central psychological question The difficulties of explaining consciousness scientifically. The...