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Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...Open University, the Religious Studies department offers a course called “Exploring religion: Places, Practices, Texts and Experiences”. In one part of this course we ask students to study a film of a group of Muslim friends discussing Ramadan as they eat together. A significant focus of their conversation is the foods that they associate with Ramadan from their...
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Digital technologies and innovation in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital technologies and innovation in health and social care

...changes the expectations and job roles for health and social care practitioners. You'll learn about what these expectations might be on practitioners and also about common responses and criticisms that may arise from transforming practice through technology. These free courses are adapted extracts from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care....
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My career goal: digital
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: digital

Your technical expertise and analytical precision could propel a cutting-edge digital career. You'll find a variety of relevant training resources as well as first-hand experiences of programmers and web developers on this page..._Find out more about The Open University's Computing and IT courses and qualifications._ Computing use Computer literacy is essential for the...
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Earth and Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth and Life

...Open University Course S269 Earth and Life... Earth and Life A short introduction to this album. Daisyworld: James Lovelock and Gaia An introduction to Gaia by James Lovelock. Daisyworld: Gaia and Daisyworld James lovelock discusses the original Gaia theory and how it developed and led to the Daisy world model. Daisyworld: Self regulation James Lovelock continues to look...
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Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...Open University course K202 Care, welfare and community... Community Social Care A short introduction to this album. Segregated schooling for sight impaired young people Peter White, BBC disability affairs correspondent, revisits the school for visually impaired young people he attended when he was growing up. Mainstream schooling for sight impaired young people Peter...
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Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science, Maths & Technology

Science Communication and Public Engagement

...Open University course SH804 Communicating science in the information age... Communicating science A short introduction to this album. Science and society Dr. Richard Holliman interviews Prof. Alan Irwin on the changing relationship between science and society. Communicating science Dr Richard Holliman interviews Dr Victoria Pearson on how she communicates science as a...
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Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment

...Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment A short introduction to this album Visual Impairment: Derek 's Story Derek Child describes how he felt when he lost his sight. Training techniques Derek talks about long cane training and his decision to do guide dog training. Dealing with...
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Women Writers: Voices in Transition
History & The Arts

Women Writers: Voices in Transition

...Open University course A300 20th century literature: texts and debates... Katherine Mansfield Delia da Sousa re-examines the life and works of short story writer Katherine Mansfield, author of short stories including ‘The Garden Party’ and ‘The Voyage’. Taken from a four part series examining the lives, work and influence of women writers: Virginia Woolf, Jean...
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