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Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
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Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...interact with others. When we talk – or sign, or write, or message – we are always working to maintain an appropriate social distance between ourselves and the people we are interacting with. The distance at which we hold people depends on our relationship with them as well as our mood or priorities at the time. [two women on a swing, facing one another] Messaging...
Surrogacy around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Surrogacy around the world

...for surrogacy around the world..._Find out more about The Open University's Health and social care courses and qualifications. _ Select the icons on the interactive map below, to discover how surrogacy differs from country to country. @@PLUGINFILE@@/Surrogacy%20around%20the%20world.h5p Key for the map Altruistic: Surrogate is unpaid, though any expenses incurred may be reimbursed. Commercial: Surrogate is ......
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...social mission. We believe that the main barriers to starting education are access, lack of confidence and cost. This is why the Open University works to remove these barriers: We build on formats and platforms that are available offline and online. This improves our discoverability and access. We eliminate cost by planning the delivery of free learning through sound and...
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Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub
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Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub

...interactives hand-picked for you, we’re confident there will something that will meet your needs. Everything on this hub (and on OpenLearn) is free to use, and we would also encourage it to be used inside the classroom too! Anyone can study an OpenLearn course, read an article or watch a video without creating an account. However, to have your learning recognised (so...
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?

...interactives are reviewed by faculty as time permits, then updated, replaced and deleted accordingly. Content has historical/archival value in its own right - simply being 'old' is not a reason to remove a piece of content. We will remove content if: Keeping it online is potentially dangerous (e.g. safety advice has changed since original publication). Keeping it online...
International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

International Women's Day

...social achievements of women. Below are some of our top picks for this year. Each article, interactive or free course will teach you about the most influential women of our time and the struggle for equality. Educate Women on Health Choice Decisions From menopause to abortion – dig deeper into some of the social factors that have influenced women’s health. Celebrate...
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...interactions and experiences on social media were related to higher levels of depression and anxiety; more positive interactions and experiences on social media were consistently related to lower levels of depression and anxiety. 5: There’s an app for that; use technology to your advantage Transcript There are literally hundreds of apps out there that have been...
Influence of temperament
Education & Development

Influence of temperament

...interaction and thereby the social context within which learning takes place. Direct effect of child temperament on parents One of the central concepts in current thinking about child development is that of the child influencing its own development, i.e. not just being a passive receiver of externally determined experiences. Bell (1968) and Sameroff and Chandler (1975)...