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An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...manager with the London Fire Brigade. It's the best job in the world. SENA RE isn't a boring subject where you just have to sit down and learn about different religions. It's just studying to understand different perspectives and learning how to respect them, which kind of opens doors to all sorts of careers. OLLIE Studying RE definitely helps me understand how religious...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...management programme. Discussion The research shown in the video showed that active video gaming can have positive effects on physical activity levels when included as part of an intervention to assist weight loss. But this doesn’t necessarily mean that active gaming will elicit positive results in general for weight loss or improving children’s physical activity...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. ...Week 8: Mental capacity: the future: Introduction - Congratulations on reaching the final week of the course. [Described image] Figure 1 Finishing line Hopefully you have developed an...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...projection (angle and perspective) of the map. Aside from its original intention what evidence do you think it might offer, say, to an urban or architectural historian? Discussion There are lots of aspects that you may have noticed, here are some: The map has a ‘bird’s eye’ projection looking at a three-dimensional landscape. Some features are exaggerated and the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Charity begins at Homeland: The screen spies the CIA should love
Society, Politics & Law

Charity begins at Homeland: The screen spies the CIA should love

...managed to breach the CIA’s network security in the first episode, for example, or CIA operative Peter Quinn’s assassination spree across Germany. Not to mention his kidnapping of an innocent child. Trust us, we’re the experts But, like 24, Homeland eventually always reveals its sympathies for the national security state. Season three, for example, which aired in...
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Article 5 mins
Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...manage the pressures of elite competition. Maybe this is where elite athletes’ characteristics mirror those of the superheroes of our childhood dreams. Whilst the unique ability to handle extreme competitive pressure may or may not be innate, the competitive and challenging sporting environment may allow the development of strategic understanding, mental toughness and...
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Article 15 mins
How do voters choose between two unappealing candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

How do voters choose between two unappealing candidates?

...managers know this already and that is why the negativity in this election has been so high. But, the point to remember is that this cannot be a shallow negative attribute like sounding bossy or having a spray-tanning habit. People voting by rejection will be more deliberate – and will look carefully at what makes a candidate bad. Emotional claims will not work. Voters...
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Article 5 mins
Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?
Society, Politics & Law

Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?

...managers of public spaces to assess their own risk (or pay a security consultant to do so). This is broadly a positive development, although it does raise the issue of whether or not such non-trained stakeholders feel comfortable doing this or have adequate skills and experience to do it effectively. Appropriate training courses and public awareness campaigns will be...
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Article 5 mins