2,926 search results

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
History & The Arts

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919

...research has shown that for many peoples across Europe, especially in central, eastern and southeastern Europe, the fighting continued. New nations were born in a crucible of violence, governments and ruling regimes were overthrown, and paramilitary forces clashed with armies, attacked civilians and ravaged urban and rural areas. In the Middle East, Germany’s ally the...
Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms
OpenLearn Ireland

Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms

...research, they outline the ways in which music, belonging and connection work to create a positive online experience. [Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms] Download the video transcript What are the benefits of being in an online fandom? 1. Online fandoms offer a sense of belonging Online music fandoms are a place to connect with others who have similar...
Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities

...Research by Hendry et al. (2022) found that disabled people were so exhausted and stressed by this, that they would rather avoid society than run the risk of being challenged. Even when people are believed, misunderstanding and judgement remain. For example, fluctuating conditions may be interpreted as inconsistency leading to assumptions someone is exaggerating or being...
Revision and examinations
Education & Development

Revision and examinations

...centre was the best thing I did - I had been so worried I would spend ages parking and be late!...Revision and examinations: 3 Revision - Revision is not, as the word suggests, simply ‘looking again’ at the material covered in a course - it is a more active task. It involves organising material and finding ways of remembering it, that suit your own particular learning...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...Research Council (AHRC) for the Language Acts and Worldmaking project [Grant AH/N004655/1]. For more information, visit https://languageacts.org/ Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Challenge: Make paper and ink
Science, Maths & Technology

Challenge: Make paper and ink

...children's books The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynn Cherry, pub 2000 Voyager Books; ISBN: 0152026142 El Gran Capoquero: UN Cuento De LA Selva Amazonica by Lynn Cherry, translated by Alma Ada, 1994 Harcourt; ISBN: 0152323201 This page was updated in April 2017 to remove some dead links, include the video tutorials, and to redraft the text to...
Cyflwyniad i Bresgripsiynu Cymdeithasol Gwyrdd — Iechyd Meddwl ac Amgylchedd y Gweithle
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cyflwyniad i Bresgripsiynu Cymdeithasol Gwyrdd — Iechyd Meddwl ac Amgylchedd y Gweithle

...Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing’. Mae'r erthygl yma hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg. | This article is also available in English. Astudiaeth bellach gyda'r Brifysgol Agored: Mwy o gyfleoedd dysgu am ddim ar OpenLearn: Deunydd darllen pellach Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Trwsio’r meddwl – manteision ‘dos o natur’ ar gyfer iechyd meddwl Rhagnodi Cymdeithasol | Mind,...
Life on the wall: Vindolanda
History & The Arts

Life on the wall: Vindolanda

...children, merchants, slaves, and so on – living outside the fort walls. Unlike most Wall forts, however, it had been in existence for some 40 years before Hadrian’s Wall was constructed, and therefore the remains were more extensive. But Vindolanda’s anaerobic anaerobic layers were found to include quantities of ink-written documents – private and official...