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Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...et al., 1995, p. 7) Now look at the passage for a second time, paying particular attention to the verbs used to represent past events or processes. These have been highlighted using italics. Make a note of whether each verb form is active or passive, who is the agent and who is ‘acted on’ by the action represented by the verb in each case. In the second text box, make...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list
Science, Maths & Technology

Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list

...articles and posts. On re-review, the topic was deemed as inaccurate and does no longer appear in trending. We’re working to make our detection of hoax and satirical stories more accurate as part of our continued effort to make the product better. So: Blame the people, not the algorithm, which is apparently the same one Facebook was using before it fired the original...
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Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions
History & The Arts

Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions

...the Nobel judges likely have not read Haruki Murakami in the original Japanese. So getting the Nobel Prize just seems like it's all about politics. This year, I'm just happy that songwriting is being treated as literature. These articles originally appeared on Global Voices under a CC-BY licence OpenLearn Live explored the stories of five Japanese who did win Nobel Prizes...
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The life of Mama Elouise Edwards
History & The Arts

The life of Mama Elouise Edwards

...article explores the extraordinary life of Mama Elouise Edwards...The beginning Elouise Chandler was born in what is now known as Guyana, South America on 28 December 1932. Her parents Erica and Samuel Chandler had ten children: five boys and five girls. Elouise was just six years old when her mother died aged only forty-two. She went to boarding school and studied at the...
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What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...et al., 2007, p. 40). Much of what motivates the involvement of the state and other organisations in heritage is related to the economic potential of heritage and its connections with tourism. The relationship between heritage and tourism is examined later in this course, but it would be remiss to neglect a mention here of the economic imperative of heritage for...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...article uses. Do you think Xenophon is a reliable source for views on health in the ancient world? Next you will look how health is defined today...Week 1: What is health? Using the evidence: 1.6 What is health? Modern definitions - Figure 3 shows an advertisement for a calcium preparation. Derived from lime, calcium was first isolated as an element in 1808. Its name...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...article (700 words) on Positive Psychology in the Workplace (Finkbeiner, 2022) from workplace wellbeing provider Zevo. How did the examples you thought of compare to the suggestions from Zevo? Note that the author of the article says ‘Employers, managers, and leaders all have a role to play in workplace happiness’. Section 3 will pick up on this...Hybrid working:...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...article by Stanier et al. (2022), a hybrid culture will only work if you treat everyone as working remotely. This ensures that everyone gets the same information, tools and opportunities to succeed, and it doesn’t differ according to where they sit and whether they are working at a desk in an office, hot-desking in a collab space, or at home. They feel that a successful...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs