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Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network
OpenLearn Ireland

Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network

...heritage: the online mapping, inventorying and recording of the army barracks of Ireland, 1690–1921’ project, a collaboration between The Open University and University College Dublin, has worked to identify and map over 360 permanent residential army barracks established on the island of Ireland from the 1690s through the establishment of the Irish Free State in...
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Article 5 mins
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing

...heritage, and unique traits that are hidden in our DNA. In this video, we ask: what can these tests really tell us? DTC ancestry tests can give people information about their ethnic background and family history by comparing their DNA to others from around the world. This information isn’t always accurate, and the tests can struggle to give precise details about exactly...
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Video 10 mins
Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...world where you can integrate quickly into the mainstream and be all you can be.” Hussen will represent the York South-Weston, a heavily immigrant district of Toronto. Canada is home to an estimated 150,000 Somali Canadians. “For a community that's relatively new and relatively insular, I think a lot of Canadians of Somali background and a lot of young people who I've...
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Happy Saint Andrew's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Happy Saint Andrew's Day

...heritage. ...[St Andrew the apostle ] On 30th November it is Saint Andrew's Day, it is also called the Feast of Saint Andrew or Andermas. This is a time when we celebrate the patron saint of Scotland, so why not learn more about Scotland's riveting political and natural landscapes with our broad range of learning resources? Take a look at the FREE courses, articles and...
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Article 30 mins
Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...World War gas mask. This is part of their work on the Home Front. They can feel the weight of the gas mask and smell the stifling warmth of the mask on their face. This gives them a depth of understanding that nothing else could. For the moment they are connecting with the sensations and physical feelings of a wartime child. This richness and immediacy of experience can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn
Languages

Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn

...heritage and lush landscapes, Wales is one of the most culturally rich countries with an ancient language that is still important today. For example, did you know during the Balkans, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers communicated in Welsh to avoid their plans being overheard? Or perhaps you were unaware that one of the 55 languages sent out to greet possible alien lifeforms on...
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European Day of Languages
Languages

European Day of Languages

...world? Or that, in Europe alone there are about 286 living languages, spoken by a population of approximately 736 million people? The EU has 24 official and working languages: (European Commission, 2015) Bulgarian Estonian Irish Portuguese Croatian Finnish Italian Romanian Czech French Latvian Slovak Danish German Lithuanian Slovenian Dutch Greek Maltese Spanish English...
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Article 5 mins
Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...World War, and many schools focus their Remembrance activities on the two world wars through their history curriculum. Teaching resources are readily available on these topics from the Royal British Legion, Imperial War Museum, The Peace Pledge Union, and others. On OpenLearn you will find free courses on topics such as Teaching the First World War. Quakers in Britain...
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