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Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...work, and socialize with, including men, are often affected. Therefore, we need to move away from thinking of it as a women's problem. That is something only supported by other women and make it into a person problem. Understanding the changes and impact of the menopause will help women, including those people around them. Awareness and more consideration will help people...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...work through the course. This will help you assimilate the information and assist in the analysis of your own photographs. Don't assume that once you have studied a photograph, you will have garnered all the information there is to be found. I am constantly surprised at how much I fail to see when I look at photographs. I have given talks using the same images to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic
History & The Arts

Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic

...in the value of hard work into our everyday ethic. ...How does religion fit with the world of business? Perhaps more closely than you think. The sociologist and economist Max Weber argued that after the Reformation one form of Christian Protestantism, Calvinism, encouraged a different attitude to work, with far-reaching effects. Delve deeper into some of the themes raised...
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Video 5 mins
Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’
History & The Arts

Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’

...work. You will be focusing on the way that one author, Helen Langdon, has used biography in her book about one artist, Caravaggio. In order to get the most out of studying this course you will need access to a copy of this book (ISBN 071266582x) You will look in detail at the methods she has used to approach her subject and the different kinds of primary sources available...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Charity Reed
Education & Development

Charity Reed

...working on Exploring languages and cultures... as she said, there’s been plenty and quite a variety too. ‘The great thing about OpenLearn is that there’s no pressure, I can just pick a subject and study as I like,’ Charity added. ‘Some I’ve covered entirely within a couple of hours, some I’ve gone back to when I’m not busy. I usually just pop over to my...
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Article 5 mins
The Physical World
Science, Maths & Technology

The Physical World

...work in flying a helicopter. Helicopters: Modern rotor blades A look at modern rotor blades and the physics of how they work in flying a helicopter. Helicopters: Flying a helicopter A look at how a helicopter is flown and the rotor that counteracts the main rotor blades. Helicopters: Autorotation A look at how autorotation works if there is no engine power in a...
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Audio 1 hr 36 mins
Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...social and emotional development and wellbeing (Bowlby, 1952). The fact that Bowlby’s work only looked at the mother/baby relationship has been criticised in more recent times as families have become more diverse, and this has highlighted that other caregivers, such as fathers, foster carers, adoptive parents and same-sex parents have an equally critical role to play in...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Learning for organizational development
Money & Business

Learning for organizational development

...level courses in learning and development Shows how to link L&D to individual performance and organisational success You can read Eileen’s blog posts on how online learning can support virtual working and on blending online and face to face learning: How online learning supports virtual working Online learning works best when it is blended with face to face learning...
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Article 5 mins