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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...worked out your philosophy. A great performance without that policy is absolutely pointless. Paddy Ashdown was in some respects a really good performer, politically. He was good at sound bites; he looked good; ex-Army man, he had a great back story; had hopeless policies and it was never going to work. MICHAEL SAWARD Perhaps as voters we’re accepting stage managed...
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Activity 5 mins
Diary of a Mars operations day
Science, Maths & Technology

Diary of a Mars operations day

...working with today has a clear structure. First there are two parts of the team, the engineers and the scientists. The engineers keep the rover safe, watch over its health and put together all the sequences that make the rover measure and image the targets that we scientists pick out as interesting and of scientific importance. I am a mineralogist by training, and thus I...
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Article 15 mins
Death and medicine: postponement and promise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

...work on’ anymore. From that moment on it appeared that the clinical staff's behaviour around my grandfather changed, as if he was doomed in some way. Although a ‘do not resuscitate’ form – also known as a DNACPR for do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation – does not mean there has been a decision to stop other treatments or care, it can be symbolically...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...work with young children. We begin by looking at the structure and functions of the brain, and the impact that sensory deprivation can have on these. We consider the implications of current understandings of brain development for teaching and learning, particularly in an early years setting, and finish by exploring the value of play (particularly outdoor play) in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...working-class readers were particular fans of Dickens. East-Ender George Acorn was punished by his parents for wasting 3½d on a second-hand copy of David Copperfield, but later changed their minds by reading the saddest passages aloud to them (UK RED: 2368). Arthur Harding, a Victorian professional criminal, enjoyed A Tale of Two Cities and Dombey and Son when he read...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...working lives. This free course, Information technology: A new era?, looks at whether it is possible to predict the future of this industry by comparing it to the development of the automobile industry in the USA...Do the advances in information technology equate to a new industrial revolution? The advances made by IBM, Dell and many other manufacturers have resulted in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...worked in, written about and discussed their experiences. Activity 1 Words and their meaning Timing: Allow about 30 minutes To begin, read the discussion in Reading A, written by OU academics. While you are doing so you may wish to take some notes about why the use of language is important in mental health and what its use might suggest to those who have mental ill-health...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...working with children or are you a parent or carer? This free course, Young children, the outdoors and nature, looks at the importance of babies and toddlers having opportunities to engage with rich outdoor environments. By completing the activities, you will be introduced to the benefits of outdoor engagement for babies and toddlers as well as a variety of practices and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs