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Accessibility statement for OpenLearn
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Accessibility statement for OpenLearn

...system report. The report is being analysed and fixes implemented on a working basis. Interactive activities Some of our interactive activities might fail aspects of WCAG criteria. We are in the process of auditing and rebuilding these materials, and the following actions are in progress: We will rebuild interactive activities, including those created by third-party...
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Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...think critically about some of the more pressing contemporary questions and controversies. For example: Do anxiety and depression lie along a ‘continuum’ of human emotions? Do culture and societal views matter? Are anxiety and depression simply caused by the stresses and strains of daily living and by life’s events and traumas, and not by genes? How much of mental...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Week 5 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 5 Civilisations: The debate

...think about how different types of ‘Renaissances’ were taking part all over the world, creating some astonishing works of art and architecture. This was a time when objects, commodities, ideas, designs, and technologies circulated over long distances, crossed boundaries and travelled between cultures, with significant consequences for the visual arts. Which brings us...
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Discover OpenLearn on Spotify
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Discover OpenLearn on Spotify

...think would make a good podcast episode, then let us know. So head on over to Spotify and give us a follow, or look out for It’s All Academic on your Spotify feeds and recommendations. We'll be publishing new content so it's available for you first thing on a Monday morning, ready for commute, your morning walk or wherever you like to listen (or watch), but the best way...
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Further uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Further uses of genetic testing

...think about its medical uses, such as diagnosing genetic conditions. But genetic testing isn’t limited to the medical field. In this video, we look at some other important uses of genetic testing that you might not know about. Each of us has a unique set of DNA. Scientists can analyse it to make something called a DNA profile. This is a bit like a fingerprint, and it...
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Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning
Education & Development

Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning

...thinking and learning. The speakers are Professors Rudolph Schaffer, Michael Cole, Alison Garton, Vasu Reddy and Dr Suzanne Zeedyk. The interviews are introduced and contextualised by Dr Dorothy Faulkner and Professor David Messer of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning......
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Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...system designed for the problems of 1948 at the beginning of the welfare state. The Cabinet Office is working on a paper about long-term options for care reform – let’s hope it’s a good one. Education Andrew Gunn, Visiting Fellow at the School of Education, University of Leeds Several of Theresa May’s ambitions to improve education through increased choice are...
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Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...think about a person with ADHD. For example, are they male, female, young or old, and how do they behave? You may wish to use the box provided. Discussion When people think of ADHD they generally associate the condition with children rather than adults, and often boys rather than girls. They may think that these children are badly behaved and often will note that they...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs