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Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...Social Care. Welcome. MATHIJS LUCASSEN Thank you. HELEN KING It's really good to have you here, because what we want to talk about today is health. What do we mean by health? How has that changed over time? And also we want to have a little look at a particular disease, which was known in the ancient world and which I don't think is known today-- lovesickness. So that's...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...work; and to introduce some general issues to do with the concepts of composition and improvisation, which will be relevant to all music. There is a lot of material to cover in this course, including about an hour of video, which I will be asking you to work through in some detail. Although you will be working closely on the detailed structure of the musics that I...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...Social Sciences, Arts and Sciences curriculum areas. However, for this course, we’re focusing on the Open qualifications which are the OU’s most flexible qualifications. The Open qualifications include: BA/BSc (Hons) Open degree BSc (Hons) Combined STEM degree MA/MSc Open Activity 1 Watch our short animation introducing our qualifications. What are your first...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...work. Anne [not her real name] had a weak spot on a blood vessel in her head, known as a brain aneurysm. Five minutes into her trip, the aneurysm burst and she crashed into a tree. She never regained consciousness. The tragedy left Owen numb, yet Anne’s accident would shape the rest of his life. Owen began to wonder if there was a way to determine which of these...
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Article 15 mins
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...working effectively together to create an environment where student teachers can critically reflect on their experiences in a structured way...This is the second of four courses which comprise the course Learning to teach. Traditionally student teachers are supported by a mentor in school and a tutor from a university. Both play distinctive and important parts in the...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...work with audio and interactive activities to practise the skills you need to talk about everyday activities you do, including how to tell the time. You will also learn the present tense form of some common verbs and how to pronounce the ‘r’ sound. This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Writing what you know
History & The Arts

Writing what you know

...work...Do you want to improve your descriptive writing? This free course, Writing what you know, will help you to develop your perception of the world about you and enable you to see the familiar things in everyday life in a new light. You will also learn how authors use their own personal histories to form the basis of their work....Writing what you know: Introduction -...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...working in sport and fitness environments are used to help understand the theories presented...This free course explores the term 'motivation' and factors affecting motivation. This includes looking at the most influential theories of motivation that contribute to understanding the causes of motivation. The motivation of sports people and people working in sport and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs