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Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...course, is that the rich are never rich enough. The 1% will not be satisfied with half of global wealth. And bullies need to escalate conflicts to maintain their positions - as we know from urban gang wars, World Wars I and II and the constant military interventions of the United States. However, looking for splits in the elite sometimes works. At the height of the great...
Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?

...course, interviews can also be properly done and lead to solid understandings of social matters. Ethnographic methods have been used to challenge stereotypes and prejudices but also to further colonial oppression. Similarly, statistical methods of investigation do not only create positivistic knowledge for regressive or conservative ends; they can be used to better...
Can you learn a language with an app?
Languages

Can you learn a language with an app?

...courses – learners are using the apps for extra practice – so the results don’t provide a good snapshot of language learning through apps. My recently published research study of 4,095 busuu users aimed to find out more about who uses these apps, how they use them, and what they think of app-based learning. Ultimately, I wanted to find out if users can actually...
What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about
Health, Sports & Psychology

What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about

...courses – that have been curated by a team of applied work psychologists at The School of Psychology & Counselling. The hub draws on existing content already on OpenLearn, but also includes newly commissioned content created by experts specifically for the hub. The hub explores several themes that emerged from research carried out in August 2020, which identified the...
What is emotive language and why is it used?
History & The Arts

What is emotive language and why is it used?

...courses and qualifications. [Talking with a forked tongue? A snake] Speaking with a forked tongue? Ever wanted to convince an audience of your point of view – maybe at an office presentation, or even over a beer with friends – but found yourself lost for the right way to put it? OpenLearn has joined with philosopher Nigel Warburton to grapple with the nuts and bolts...
The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care

...courses and qualifications [British nurse taking older man's blood pressure in nurse's office] Forging relationships We all can probably recount our personal experiences of receiving some form of nursing care. This might have been as a patient in hospital, in a community or doctor’s clinic or in some other kind of health service provision. The personal relationships we...
How do historians know about the past?
History & The Arts

How do historians know about the past?

...level, the free course 'Taking your first steps in Higher Education' or the introductory module 'Arts and languages access module' can help you to decide which path to take and prepare you for study. You can study history at The Open University through BAs in History, Humanities, or the Open BA, all of which are best begun via the module ‘The Arts Past and Present....
The Odyssey: List of characters
History & The Arts

The Odyssey: List of characters

...courses Odysseus is the king of Ithaca, and one of the Greek heroes who joined in the Greek expedition to Troy, leaving his wife Penelope and infant son Telemachus behind. He has a reputation for clever speaking and cunning; the ruse of the Trojan Horse by means of which the Greeks finally sacked Troy after ten years of war is said to have been his idea. The Odyssey tells...