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The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...resources, skills and recognition of ageing needs by the retail market. Second, where an older person’s social network is variable they may need support from nonfamilial carers. For some ‘living at home’ can be central to maintaining levels of autonomy which may have to be delegated to someone else whether in a personal home or by moving to a care home. Here, the...
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Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students
Education & Development

Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students

...resources, and through dedicated WhatsApp and LinkedIn groups the Hub is becoming a centre for visibility, community, dialogue and empowerment. Why do belonging and mattering have so much importance? Belonging means feeling part of a community; mattering means knowing that your presence and contributions are valued. Together, they create the conditions for persistence and...
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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...human motivation, desire, and the hidden dimensions of psychological experience. Evidence of this movement can be found in both twentieth and twenty first century Irish Gothic fiction and is particularly highlighted in the work of Irish novelist and short story writer Elizabeth Bowen. [Photograph of Sigmund Freud]Photograph of Sigmund Freud - Wikimedia Commons Elizabeth...
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Article 45 mins
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...resources that might be useful...Using visualisation in maths teaching: 1. A powerful force for perception and understanding - ‘Imagery is a powerful force for perception and understanding. Being able to “see” something mentally is a common metaphor for understanding it. An image may be of some geometrical shape, or of a graph or diagram, or it may be some set of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...resources. If you would like to learn more about this project, please contact the OpenLearn site and we will do our best to get back to you. A good place to start looking at our materials is the Preparatory Information section, which gives the aims of the course, plus the timetable. It also contains a number of links to Session commentaries that those who delivered this...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...resources or activities to the public, patients or clinicians. Includes information about a condition or general health and lifestyle). Simple monitoring (includes general health monitoring using fitness wearables and simple symptom diaries), Communicate (allows two way communication between citizens, patients or healthcare professionals). The final section illustrates...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses. You can now go to Session 1...Session 1: Why do people oppose nuclear weapons?: Introduction - In this session, you’ll explore why citizens around the world have opposed and continue to oppose nuclear weapons. You’ll hear from a survivor of the nuclear bombing of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...resources are limited. This suggests that although environmental factors can be influential, there are other contributing factors that are sometimes more important, such as attitudes and beliefs. It is to these psychological factors that we now turn...Physical activity: a family affair: 6 Gender differences - Interestingly, John and Joe do not have any sisters but if they...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs