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The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...become a form of socialising. Some trackers use rewards that children enjoy and which keep them motivated. From your own experience or observations, you may also have noted that the way trackers look might play a part in whether or not children want to wear them, as well as how comfortable they are wearing them. However, trackers may also have the opposite effect if...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Why not ‘World Religions’?
History & The Arts

Why not ‘World Religions’?

...OU, which is also free on OpenLearn. We can start with particular concepts we tend to associate with religion, and then examine these from a variety of perspectives. This is the approach taken by the Open University’s module, A227 Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences, which looks at places, practices, texts and experiences, each time using a...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Artificial intelligence
Digital & Computing

Artificial intelligence

...becoming available - so who knows what the future might bring? The Arguments: Aaron Sloman [Aaron Sloman] Professor Aaron Sloman works in the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham. He is primarily a philosopher and his objective is to find out what minds are, what sorts of minds are possible and what sorts of physical machines can implement them,...
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Article 15 mins
Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...becomes the dominant energy system in exercise, it dictates that endurance becomes the major feature of the activity. Table 1 shows the aerobic and anaerobic energy systems’ contribution to maximal exercise. Table 1 Estimates of anaerobic and aerobic energy contribution during selected periods of maximal exercise Duration of exhaustive exercise (sec) % OF ENERGY...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The database development life cycle
Science, Maths & Technology

The database development life cycle

...students that can be enrolled on the course in any one year; each quota is reviewed regularly and the last date of review is recorded with the quota. A course need not (yet) have any students enrolled on it. Students may not enrol for more than 180 points’ worth of courses at any one time. You should note that the above says nothing about how the data are processed, but...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...become more positive in its views towards migration, this hides the fact that opinion is also starkly divided. This feeds into the common recent assertion that rather than left or right, the new divide in our politics is divided between ‘open’ versus ‘closed.’ However, whilst divisions in opinion are clearly evident, recent research to segment public opinion...
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Article 15 mins
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...becomes a dialogue, rather than the social scientist simply imposing an authoritative voice upon the object in question. In this way, social scientific practice not only opens up new options for how we study the social world but also provides an opportunity for drawing upon a wider range of human knowledge and experience. Figure 1 illustrates the three main themes of this...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?
Science, Maths & Technology

What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

...become apparent and any remarkable effects, such as the so-called inert pair effect, will be highlighted. The approach adopted illustrates how main-Group chemistry is important in everyday life. This course covers the water that you drink. For instance, a high level of certain anions in water can cause environmental pollution and health problems and are therefore...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs