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The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...working together on a joint project ‘The Keepmewalking Programme’ to investigate the barriers and facilitators to walking for people living with dementia and their carers. We were trying to understand what works to keep people with dementia and their carers engaging with the walks and outdoor environments. Based on our previously published work (see also resources...
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Article 10 mins
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...work out if this connectedness is a good thing or a bad thing. Or, should we be indifferent about the internet of everything? What is clear from media coverage is that the internet of everything has already been associated with global security scares, while for many it is the cool technological must-have. So, what it is and why should I care? You may not yet have a smart...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
The Bletchley Park connection
History & The Arts

The Bletchley Park connection

...worked at Bletchley Park, breaking enemy codes. The process – given the codename ‘ULTRA’ – played a key role in the Allied victory. To make it work, the British government’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, recruited some of the cleverest people they could find. Because so much of the recruitment was through personal connections or Oxford and Cambridge...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...work of some famous illustrators for children understand how the use of images in children’s books has changed over time and what it means to create books for the specific audiences of children and their carers...Exploring books for children: words and pictures: 1 Words and pictures in children’s fiction through the ages - There is evidence that children were reading...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...working with a situation and you realise that you don't quite understand it, or you can't quite see what to do, or you don't know if what you did before has helped – in other words, times when you are puzzled, intrigued or worried. These times are, for you, the equivalent of a field trip for a geologist, a visit to a gallery for an art historian, or gathering vital...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...working and home lives. They allow us easy and immediate communication with people all around the world. But it’s not just digital technology which plays a central role in the way we communicate. If you think of something as simple as scribbling down a note with a pen for someone to read, this involves technologies such as paper, ink and pen (there was a time, after...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...work and your working day. You will learn vocabulary for different professions, say what your job is, and how you go to work. This course is an extract from the L106 Introduction to Spanish Studies (beginners) course. Whether you are a complete beginner or have some knowledge of Spanish you could give it a go and we hope that you enjoy the course!...In this free course,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...worked out your philosophy. A great performance without that policy is absolutely pointless. Paddy Ashdown was in some respects a really good performer, politically. He was good at sound bites; he looked good; ex-Army man, he had a great back story; had hopeless policies and it was never going to work. MICHAEL SAWARD Perhaps as voters we’re accepting stage managed...
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Activity 5 mins