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Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?
History & The Arts

Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?

...skills or buffer against a lack of real-world social contact has generated research and public interest over the past decade or so. In 2013, a series of experiments by researchers Daniel Comer Kidd and Emmanuel Castano (2013) were published in the influential Science journal, generating headlines such as ‘Reading Fiction Makes You A Nicer Person’ (Barras, 2013),...
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My career goal: Environment
Nature & Environment

My career goal: Environment

...skills and carry out work that will have a real impact on our relationship with the environment...This video explores the conflicts of interest between local people, visitors, quarrying and farming in the Peak District National Park. Park Rangers often try to resolve disagreements such as these. Transcript icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based...
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My career goal: Childcare and education
Education & Development

My career goal: Childcare and education

...skills to care for young ones and guide their learning...Exploring careers in childcare and education This short video gives an overview of some career possibilities in early years childcare and education. Transcript Transcript The following videos explore some specific jobs within childcare and education. Unsung - a documentary on teaching assistants: Transcript An...
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Design is open
Science, Maths & Technology

Design is open

...skills are needed not only in traditional design domains, but also across a variety of non-design domains and sectors, to help put creativity into action and address social and environmental challenges. In the UK alone, over 1.6 million people—about 1 in every 20 workers—are employed in design roles, with more than 77% applying their skills in new and sometimes...
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Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...skills that can make negotiating a new identity an exciting and rewarding time. Life after sport can also provide athletes with an opportunity to ‘give back’ to wider society. Being an athlete often requires an inherent amount of selfishness (e.g., prioritising one’s own needs above those of others). Retirement and life after sport therefore provide an opportunity...
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The Arts and Creativity
Education & Development

The Arts and Creativity

...studied to count towards the module - what a win! When studying this module, you can also continue to explore a range of themes and be a little curious about the world of learning - you can explore the types of topics you want to study for now and for the future. By studying this module I’d be able to go on an exciting journey exploring the Arts and what it means to be...
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Succeed with learning Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...studying. In the past, he has learned carpentry skills. He has also learned that he isn’t great at remembering names and he maybe gets rather nervous about new things. Did you notice he also already has some computer skills, and could perhaps be self-taught in this area? He has learned that he is comfortable using a computer, even if his skills aren’t as developed as...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...skills since the UK’s first lockdown in March 2020. At the start of the first lockdown, daily visitors to OpenLearn increased overnight from 40,000 to over 200,000 and the team acted quickly to put essential learning resources in the hands of those who needed them most, collaborating with academics, governments, employers and unions. In 2020, 51% of learners said that...
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