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Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...manage all the new threats that every society faces, then they will end up with a tired, overstretched service full of people trying to do their best in impossible circumstances.” It is within this thought that the new beginning has perhaps started to look like a false dawn, and it is why I argue for a rebeginning. [Photograph and statement by Debbie Watters. See...
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Article 5 mins
Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London
Languages

Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London

...managed to secure permission to have a plaque put up to commemorate her death. This plaque both memorialises Allegra and acknowledges Claire as her mother, but it is placed in a location that had nothing to do with either of them, and was meaningful only to Byron himself. It is sadly fitting that – at least through physical memorials – the lives of these two women are...
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Article 5 mins
It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name
Society, Politics & Law

It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name

...managed to obtain an interview using the name David and he eventually secured a new job. I had so many questions… As a devout Sikh, I found it hard to believe he changed his name. Sikhs are very proud of their heritage...As a devout Sikh, which Jas and his family also are, I found it hard to believe that he changed his name. Sikhs are very proud of their heritage and...
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Article 10 mins
Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...Introduction - This free course, Continuity and learning, will be of interest to a wide range of people who support children’s learning in primary schools: teaching assistants, classroom helpers, parent volunteers, cover and lunchtime supervisors, and playground monitors. It focuses on workplace learning generally. In the readings and activities, you will consider how...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...Introduction - The purpose of this course is to demonstrate how the UK Reading Experience Database (UK RED) can be used in a study of the reading and reception of a literary text. The example chosen for the case study is Daniel Defoe’s famous novel, Robinson Crusoe (1719), and the course takes the student through the process of locating evidence of reading Robinson...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...Introduction - This course looks at the prevalence of maps in everyday life, their uses and their importance. From mental maps to public transport and street maps it moves on to historical and history-making maps. Along with assessing the political importance of some maps it examines how we read maps and looks at how to evaluate the information contained within them....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...Introduction: the geography of the icon - In 1054, Christianity was divided into two distinct Churches: the Roman Catholic Church, with the Pope in Rome at its head; and the Orthodox Church, with the Patriarch in Constantinople at its head. One of the main reasons for the divide, known as the ‘Great Schism’, was a disagreement on the descent of the Holy Ghost. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of participation – which also displays your badge. This course has been produced as part of the Department for Education’s Flexible Learning Fund 336 and with the kind support of Dangoor Education337, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s...
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Free course 48 hrs