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Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...Introduction - This course aims to get you started on exploring the Classical world by introducing you to the sources upon which you can build your knowledge and understanding. The course also gets you started on an exploration of both time and space in the Classical world. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Classical Studies...Introducing the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...Introduction - The focus of this course, Social media and networks in health and social care, will be on the concept of internet safety and the possible advantages and disadvantages the internet offers you in terms of health and social care. You will reflect on your own use of online social networks, along with the ethical and professional issues associated with these...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...Introduction - Welcome to this free OpenLearn course Understanding PCSO powers. Following the introduction of the PCSO in 2002, the role has become embedded in modern-day policing and is, for many communities, the only contact they have with someone they can pass information on to and raise issues of concern with. This course will introduce you to some of the powers that...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision

...Project OK, so my name’s Dawn Parsonage Kent, I work for Green.TV and I’m the Creative Director. What I do So essentially I oversee the creative side of the production of the business, so this can mean anything from originally creating ideas, writing ideas for briefs or overseeing the rest of the team as they edit, etc., to make sure that… number one that obviously...
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Video 30 mins
Our sense of balance
Science, Maths & Technology

Our sense of balance

...project into specific overlying structures. For the otolothic organs this is the otolithic membrane, the surface of which is covered by a blanket of crystals called otoliths. For the semi-circular canals this is a gelatinous mass called the cupula. [Inner ear hair cells] There are two types of hair cells in the vestibular system. The first type are flask shaped and are...
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Article 10 mins
Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism
History & The Arts

Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism

...projects, rapid transport services and even air-conditioned walkways have been developed to ensure that pilgrims move quickly through the various stages of the pilgrimage. These developments, along with the recent expansion of the mosque’s capacity that led to the crane tragedy, have enabled the authorities to increase pilgrim numbers and enhance the Hajj’s...
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Article 5 mins
What is sleep paralysis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is sleep paralysis?

...project on sleep paralysis. This is an unusual condition where one wakes up in the night, unable to move, and often experiences a wide range of bizarre and terrifying hallucinations. On October 9 a new documentary, The Nightmare, directed by Rodney Ascher, is being released in the UK. The film tracks eight people’s experiences of sleep paralysis, brilliantly recreating...
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Article 5 mins
What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?
Education & Development

What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?

...projects have highlighted. Yet as the boundaries between public and private become increasingly blurred, this planning becomes ever more complex. Reforms of the English school system that have intensified since 2010 have produced a hybrid system of accountability in which numerous bodies compete and collaborate to provide educational governance. These reforms have also...
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Article 5 mins