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Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay

...introduction of national bargaining in the college sector, EIS FELA members were forced by their employers to ask the Scottish government to intervene. Only once during the seven years of national bargaining has there been a reasonable offer from the employers’ side with no government intervention required. Lecturers have repeatedly highlighted the continuing opposition...
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Article 5 mins
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...Introduction - This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Social sciences...Remaking the relations of work and welfare: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline the ways in which the relations between work and welfare are made and remade in different places and at different times explain how these changing relations...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Happy birthday Shakespeare!
History & The Arts

Happy birthday Shakespeare!

...Introduction to Shakespeare's First Folio to give you the low-down on the background to this amazing book. Select a tab to begin... The Comedies [comedy genre shown with gold faces] Shakespeare was a master of comedy and audiences across the globe today still laugh out loud at the double-entendres, wit and confusion between characters that light up works such as The...
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Article 3 hrs
Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences

...Introduction - This course looks at developing reading skills in the context of using Social Science materials. This material is primarily an audio file, originally 11 minutes in length and recorded in 1988. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Sociology...Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences: Learning outcomes - After...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials
Languages

Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...introduction to doing business with China. This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LG002 Chinese business culture essentials. After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials:...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Getting started with Chinese 2
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 2

...Introduction: Introduction - 你们好！Nĭmen hăo! Welcome to Getting started with Chinese 2! This two-week course will teach you how to ask questions using ‘what’ and ‘where’, use time expressions in the correct order and speak about different activities such as watching TV and learning Chinese. Little by little you will improve your ability to make more sophis...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...Introduction - In this free course, Secondary learning, you will examine some of the key debates and issues around knowledge, learning and pedagogy. You will have your own preconceptions about knowledge, learning, intelligence and the role of the teacher, and it is important that you are open to examining your views and to considering the evidence behind new developments....
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...Introduction - This free course, Environment: treading lightly on the Earth, focuses on the problem of greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide (CO2), and explores what you can do to lighten those emissions to help reduce the rate of climate change. You will assess your ‘carbon footprint’ and see what actions you and, if relevant, other household members...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs