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Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...out and more active, but during the darker, colder months, they are much less active.” The team argues that the findings provide further support for initiatives aimed at encouraging physical activity amongst children during winter, particularly at the weekend. To some extent, the structure of the school day, including the need to travel to and from school, protects...
Open Talks - Wales: Music Nation
History & The Arts

Open Talks - Wales: Music Nation

...out more about The Open University’s music courses  Wales: Music Nation was an OU / BBC Cymru Wales co-production presented by Huw Stephens that aired in October 2022. In this Open Talk, Huw, producer Ian Michael Jones and the OU academics who worked on the programme discuss Wales’ legacy as the land of song and reflect on their highlights from the programme. This...
Is ‘fake news’ still a problem for society?
Society, Politics & Law

Is ‘fake news’ still a problem for society?

...The issues of how reliable information gets pushed out by false information, of how news reporting can be corrupted by propaganda, of how we manage the outsized role that social media and digital technologies now play in our lives. These are all going to continue as pressing issues that society needs to address, whatever term we might decide to use to describe them....
Not intervening as a form of care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Not intervening as a form of care

...care - not only for people who are very sick and dying – but in all instances when the assumption to continually treat and intervene might not actually be the most caring thing to do. The Forms of Care Project was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ES/P002781/1). To find out more about the project, visit the project website or follow us on Twitter....
The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine
History & The Arts

The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine

...out, so the debates about what to put in are often rather fierce. One question that often return to is the relative prominence to give to issues like the Bengal famine, compared to factors such as modernisation. Any apologist for empire has to deal with the racism, the oppression, the violence, and the frankly amazing (for me) sadism that it involved – as well as the...
Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach
History & The Arts

Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach

...out of opportunities for debate, disagreement and discussion conducted in appropriate settings, ideally functioning as a catalyst for critical self-reflection among participants. In this animation, religious literacy is materialised through the interactions of a group of students with their lecturer in a science class. A few key points to remember: Religious literacy...
Access courses
Education & Development

Access courses

...out about our Access modules. Transcript Access modules Access modules which are unique introductory courses aim to help ease learners back into the disciplines of education, building knowledge and preparing the learner to undertake a full diploma or degree as a next step. We offer four modules, each covering a general broad set of disciplines: Arts and Languages, Social...
What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?

...out in this hub with regular content updates in this short article...What is it? The OpenLearn Systems Thinking hub is a collection of free resources - articles, videos, audios, and courses - that explore systems thinking in practice (STiP). The hub has drawn on content already on OpenLearn, but also includes new content created specifically for the hub. This hub is a...