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Hard Choices: How Would You React?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hard Choices: How Would You React?

...out to be impractical, so you'll be told how effective your choice would have been in this fictional case. Of course, in the real world, social workers would be able to ask further questions before coming to a decision. Obviously, that's not possible online, but we've tried to give you enough information to make an informed choice. This activity uses JavaScript - a...
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'Good' food destroying biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

'Good' food destroying biodiversity?

...need for solutions to address economic, social and environmental sustainability aspects. That will ensure, at the very least our ‘good’ food wouldn’t be tainted with the ‘guilt’ of having destroyed biodiversity. Find out more: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity The real story behind cereals Saving Species on Radio 4 International Day for Biodiversity...
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The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert
History & The Arts

The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert

...out, German political leaders have often associated the composer with the ideologies to which they subscribe. Most infamously, the Nazis appropriated his music (as with the compositions of Bruckner) to underwrite their abhorrent worldview. The Ninth Symphony was played for Hitler’s birthday, for example, because it was said to express the Führer’s capacity for...
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The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Society, Politics & Law

The life and times of Cyril Lakin

...out next year in Parthian's Modern Wales Series. More on Cyril Lakin [OpenTalks logo / logo Sgwrs Agored.] OpenTalks is a series of events run by The Open University in Wales. OpenTalks work to engage the public with The OU’s research and aims to make academics’ work inspiring and accessible to communities in Wales. This supports institutional aims to make education...
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Health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Health and wellbeing

...out more about The Open University's Open degree qualification. I am the Senior Manager for Recognition of Prior Learning and my favourite characteristic about YXM130 is that it allows you to draw on short courses that you have already completed and use them towards the module. I also love the fact that you can study subjects that interest you whilst also developing...
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What is a transformation process? The one minute guide
Money & Business

What is a transformation process? The one minute guide

...out a house, or providing cloud storage services. This is a service. [Transformation slate #2 do not use as general] Putting data to use Putting information into a different format, or to a different use - reading a gas meter, or compiling a spreadsheet. This is also a service. [How transformation works] Making people better, or fitter Changing people's physical or mental...
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Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline

...out to explain the origins of the Great War from a generation before. This war was waged between his peoples, the Greeks, and the Persians. As you explore the Herodotus OpenLearn Collection, use the Timeline to help you to place some of the events in chronological context. The Hestia Project map is referenced from some events, providing texts and geographical contexts to...
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Preparing tutorials for dyslexic language students
Education & Development

Preparing tutorials for dyslexic language students

...out information about students and to contact those with dyslexia and SpLD to discuss their requirements. Teachers need to get to identify the strengths of their learners with dyslexia so that they can make the most of them during lessons. According to Reid (2009), individuals with dyslexia are right-brained learners who have a visual processing style. If this is the case...
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