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Our sense of balance
Science, Maths & Technology

Our sense of balance

...world around us. Every single one of these sensory systems was carefully constructed during our time in the womb. If you are interested in learning more about our sensory systems including how we perceive pain, taste, smell, hearing and vision, why not try our 3rd level module SD329 Signals and Perception: The Science of the Senses. This module can be studied as part of...
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A journey through two Englands
History & The Arts

A journey through two Englands

...world perhaps more painful than it need be, and certainly more sinful. Yet there were the gray steeples too, and the churchyards, with their grassy mounds and venerable headstones, sleeping in the sunlight; there were broad fields and homesteads, and fine old woods covering a rising ground, or stretching far by the roadside, allowing only peeps at the park and mansion...
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Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...world examples’, Appinventiv. Available at: https://appinventiv.com/blog/ai-in-sports/. Bridgeman, J. and Giraldez-Hayes, A. (2024) ‘Using artificial intelligence-enhanced video feedback for reflective practice in coach development: benefits and potential drawbacks’, Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 17(1), pp. 32–49. Couzens, A....
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Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...world. As you may also have guessed, there is some variation within the UK, with Scotland opting to raise the age from 8 to 12 in 2019 (you will learn more about this in Session 3). In 2007 the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child declared that an age of criminal responsibility below 12 is ‘not acceptable’. How does this move to raise the age to 12...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...world. Reference to a work on international human rights treaties would reveal over fifty different treaties, conventions and protocols (instruments which effect an amendment to a treaty or convention). Box 1: The verdict on public international law As this course (and the other W100 courses available on OpenLearn: Europe and the law, Judges and the law, Making and using...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...world. As a first step, how many other aquatic mammals can you list? Activity 1 Grouping aquatic mammals Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Using your general knowledge of mammals, make a list of aquatic mammals that you can recall, dividing them into two groups: aquatic and semi-aquatic. Discussion AQUATIC MAMMALS SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMALS whale hippopotamus seal otter sea lion...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...world, introducing you to different types of malware, including viruses and trojans, as well as concepts such as network security, cryptography, identity theft and risk management. This course has been developed by The Open University with support from the UK Government's National Cyber Security Programme and can be accessed free of charge. Enrolling on the course will...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...world. So a system can be many different kinds of system simultaneously, depending on who is studying it and why. Different viewpoints of a system correspond to different sets of users and therefore different purposes. In this sense, it is a subjective ordering of reality. Example 3 A telephone system is a communications system to its users. For the engineers who set it...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs