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Active Citizenship in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Active Citizenship in Wales

...Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA), who are working together with Welsh citizens to explore how access to, and understanding of, the media, news and information in Wales can be improved, especially in an era of ‘fake news’. More Wales’ media faces a crisis: funding cuts, the closure of news services, threats to public service broadcasting and fewer opportunities for...
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The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...institutions in the UK and around the world, including in Europe, North America and Australia. It is also thought to be the first course to apply consistent methodologies to all the renewables and to cover resources, physics, technologies, environmental aspects and economics. A product of its time, it included a rich array of learning resources including print materials,...
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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...institutional change will enable inclusivity and ensure this deficit is addressed. With contributions by Dr Emmanuel Nartey, Grace Emiohe, Khadija Patel, Patrice Belton and Darren Gray. [Unknown title] Transcript Decolonising scholarship as a commitment to the racial inclusion of students and staff The session, led by Dr Cinzia Priola, Amna Sarwer and Chinedu Nevo from...
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Video 3 hrs
The Life of Saint George
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint George

...instituted by our victorious King Edward III. in 1330, the most noble Order of knighthood in Europe, consisting of twenty-five knights, besides the sovereign. Its establishment is dated fifty years before the knights of St. Michael were instituted in France, by Lewis XI., eighty years before the Order of the Golden Fleece, established by Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy;...
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Article 10 mins
Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum
Health, Sports & Psychology

Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum

...institutions (HEIs) to move beyond such consultation frameworks. Co-production rather than consultation requires a fundamental shift in curriculum planning and preparation. It requires rethinking how to work together, finding new ways of relating to people with lived experiences, and challenging power structures. Building relationships, skills, and methods for achieving...
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A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...institutions of the European Community. For the fate of the ‘regions’ depends not just on the nation-states of which they are a part: it cannot be separated from the future of the European Community (EC) itself. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Geography...A Europe of the Regions?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...institutions, and sometimes sterilised without their consent (Tilley et al., 2012). [Image shows the hands of an adult man tying up the shoelaces of a young child] Figure 1 People with learning disabilities can, and do, parent Today, people with learning disabilities can and do have children. But they are often discouraged from doing so. People with learning disabilities...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...institutions to change, on winning votes, or on taking over dominant social structures. Rather they work by creating the change they wish to encounter, building and forging new ways of experiencing social and political life. (2014, p. 2) As with the law, equitable ideas often concern private property and how, for example, it is held (possessed, owned), used and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs