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Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...perception of the Revolution was of a moderate move away from corrupt absolute monarchy towards the kind of ‘balanced’ constitution on which the British elite prided itself. It was therefore welcomed by all but the most conservative. As, however, in the early 1790s more radical and violent elements gained ground in Paris, erstwhile British sympathisers tended to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...Perceptions of economic insecurity, unwelcome cultural change, intrusion of untraditional, foreign ideas, and a sense of national decline have produced a massive backlash against ruling establishments. Sadly, the closure to the outside world they demand, if carried out, would plunge much of the world into economic depression and cause immense international conflict. We...
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Article 5 mins
Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...perception being among these. Tasting ginger to see if it was as spicy, or undertaking a complex mathematical equation to test mental acuity at altitude, went alongside checking height and air pressure. In some cases, science funding had got them up there in the first place. The first successful manned balloon flights were conducted in France with state support. The...
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Article 5 mins
Religion and Violence
History & The Arts

Religion and Violence

...perception that such arrangements are rare and have only become possible in the recent past. However, there are historic examples, such as India under the sixteenth-century Mughal emperor Akbar or the American state of Rhode Island, founded in the seventeenth century on principles of religious toleration. [1] Andrew Berwick (pseudonym of Anders B. Breivik), A European...
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Video 5 mins
Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...perception. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has clear guidelines on how to handle these situations — a committee of experts, local NGOs, the forest department and local government representatives has to be constituted and the tiger declared a man-eater before being killed. But the NTCA needs to also urgently invest time and energy in providing training...
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Article 5 mins
Sound for music technology: An introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Sound for music technology: An introduction

...perception of pitch and loudness, in particular their relationship to frequency and amplitude. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Technology http://www.open.ac.uk/ courses/ find/ technology...Sound for music technology: An introduction: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain correctly the meaning of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...perception this is often the ‘face’ of social marketing, but for the marketer many other issues must be taken into account, as discussed later in the course. Other examples relate to the many global initiatives to reduce energy consumption/carbon emissions; encourage recycling; reduce binge drinking and childhood obesity; encourage positive health behaviours; and many...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...perceptions of assistants by two specialist teacher assistants working at Roche CommunitySchool in Cornwall (Strongman and Mansfield, 2004) found that most of the parents placed great value on the contribution of teaching assistants. As one parent wrote, ‘They are of value as a backup for the teacher, as an extra pair of eyes in the classroom.’ Another parent noted,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs