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Studying Environments and Societies
Society, Politics & Law

Studying Environments and Societies

...et cetera, which are encapsulated in the notion of geography - in a geographical imagination - which are then important to understanding environmental issues as geographically constituted. Michael: Okay. That’s great. And the idea then is that the development of that understanding progresses through the module via a number of key blocks. Could you just run through what...
The distance between us
History & The Arts

The distance between us

...et al. (2014) describe a ‘meat paradox’: ‘Most people care about animals and do not want to see them harmed but engage in a diet that requires them to be killed and, usually, to suffer’ (2014, p.104). Loughnan et al. summarise recent research by arguing that the ‘meat paradox’ is resolved, or at least held in abeyance, by perceived differences between humans...
Week 5 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 5 Civilisations: The debate

...traditions, global perspectives ask us to search for commonalities, mixing, overlaps, and dialogues between the 'Western' and the 'non-Western'. What commonalities and dialogues did you see in the examples shown in the episode? Were there also elements that demonstrated how local artists adapted and transformed ‘foreign’ motifs or styles and made them their own?...
Politics
Society, Politics & Law

Politics

...Style over substance? A look at spin in an historical context and how its presentation to an audience has not changed from ancient times Spin: control and centralisation The centralising of information and how this was used in the Iraq war by the US militray, to some conern GM Crops Course team meber Andy Dobson unpicks some of the issues emerging from the GM videos....
Audio 1 hr 19 mins
The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...et al. 2005; Roy et al. 2008) followed by the Jisc-funded SusTEACH research and development project – ‘Sustainability Tools for Environmental Appraisal of Carbon impacts of HE teaching models using ICTs’ that I was involved in (Caird et al. 2015a). The Factor 10 Visions and SusTEACH studies undertook an environmental audit of both distance-taught and campus-based HE...
Shift working – does it change how we think?
Science, Maths & Technology

Shift working – does it change how we think?

...profile of the effects of shift working on cognition. Why is this important? This area is of considerable importance given that night shift workers, despite potential cognitive compromise, are often expected to work as effectively and productively as those on shifts more compatible with the circadian rhythm. They may also be more likely to be injured in high risk...
Discover OpenLearn on Spotify
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Discover OpenLearn on Spotify

...commute, your morning walk or wherever you like to listen (or watch), but the best way to make sure you never miss an episode or a new upload is to follow us, click the links, or follow the Spotify code… and we’ll see you there! [The OpenLearn Spotify profile image with the code and IAA logo] FOLLOW ‘IT’S ALL ACADEMIC’, THE OPENLEARN CHANNEL, ON SPOTIFY TODAY....
Getting started with French 3
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Getting started with French 3

...et le parc est en face du stade. Dialogue 3 La touriste: Bonjour Messieurs Dames, l’hôpital, c’est où s’il vous plaît? Le passant: Euh… Voyons… C’est là, tout droit et à gauche, c’est en face de la bibliothèque. Dialogue 4 La touriste: Pardon monsieur, je cherche la cathédrale, s’il vous plaît? Le passant: Alors… ben… ici, la cathédrale...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs