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Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?

...change depending on ethnicity? Across the world, there are different views about how neurodiversity is understood and therefore defined. Some cultures are yet to accept the paradigm of neurodiversity and believe that experiences of ADHD, autism, etc are all forms of mental health disorders. Behaviours that are classed as different or a difficulty vary widely because of...
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...changes in the body if someone has diabetes, not simply knowing that the patient has diabetes. They deliver the essential components of hands-on nursing care. What examples do you have (either from the research report or your own practice) where the NA role has enhanced the healthcare team? Generic training allows NAs to care for patients from a biological, psychological...
A modest liking for Liverpool
History & The Arts

A modest liking for Liverpool

...changes, came the consolation of beautiful riverside beaches, thronged with people who looked gay at that distance, and beyond the Mersey rose the Welsh hills, blue, blue. III At the end of the tram-line, where we necessarily dismounted, we rejected a thatched cottage, offering us tea, because we thought it too thatched and too cottage to be quite true (though I do not...
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...change in digital banking coming in now, there was a concern that for a lot of the big banks with a huge branch network this was no longer a sign of strength, it was actually a liability. Because nowadays, many customers, you want them to do most of their banking digitally – whether it’s paying your bills, checking your balance, transferring money, etc. The sort of...
“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...change from kilometres into miles, but the bilingual signage on all traffic signs ceases to exist, the Irish language physically stops at the ‘border’ and commuters enter into seemingly ‘English Only’ territory. Like many other language indicators, this was by design, not by accident. The plan: why Good Friday Agreement signalled hope for the Irish language...
Why not ‘World Religions’?
History & The Arts

Why not ‘World Religions’?

...change (like if one group has the right to dominate others) our ideas about religion can change too. Interested in taking your learning further? You might find it helpful to explore the Open University’s Religious Studies courses and qualifications. Resources for teachers There are discussion questions and a classroom activity suggested at the end of this course...Why...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...changing time and seasons, the transitions effected by lighting. [Patent image of Daguerre’s London Diorama] Patent image of Daguerre's London Diorama, 1823 With the viewer at the centre of the view, the frame was dissolved. No longer was the experience of landscape representation mediated by the baroque perspectival constructions of traditional city views. The visitor...
Careers education and guidance
Education & Development

Careers education and guidance

...changes. Careers education and guidance in a nutshell (DfES, 2004)...Careers education and guidance: 1.2 What is a ‘career’? - Understanding the key terms in CEG is vital to understanding your role in it. Very few students go into full-time jobs at 16 and the concept of ‘career’ as a job for life is irrelevant to the twenty-first century labour market. Click below...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs