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Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...Open University course EE815 Understanding literacy: social justice and inclusive practice...Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand key concepts associated with the study of literacy recognise some of the contested positions in relation to literacy understand issues associated with...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...opening up trails and discovering Australia. This was the history that all Australian schoolchildren grew up with and it conditioned their mental model of their country. There was no mention of the aborigines, the different tribes and cultures, the genocide carried out by the early settlers and the fact that the aboriginal people had lived in Australia for thousands of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...Open University course K271 Social work law....Applying social work law with children and families: Introduction - In this free course, Applying social work law with children and families, you will be introduced to the law as it applies to social work with children and families in the United Kingdom. You will learn about varying definitions of childhood and family and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Lead and manage change in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lead and manage change in health and social care

...Open University course K313 Leadership and management in health and social care. ...Lead and manage change in health and social care: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate the role of emotion and uncertainty in managing and leading change demonstrate an awareness of how the approach to change can influence the way a manager...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...opens Chapter 8 with [p. 213]. What problems are likely to be faced over time by such a mammal beginning to adopt a full-time tree-dwelling existence? Answer Moving effectively around trees requires agility and a good sense of balance. Dense foliage itself could also create problems of communication between individuals; reliance on vision may not prove an entirely...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...Open prison; Eric Cullen head of Psychology at Grendon Prison; David Wilson head of operational training for the Prison Service. Activity 1 After listening to the audio programme bear in mind the following questions: How has the programme added to your knowledge of the prison system? What do you now think the purpose of imprisonment should be? Why do you think Grendon...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Two Yorkish episodes
History & The Arts

Two Yorkish episodes

...open fields, newly reaped and still yellow with their stubble, or green with the rowen clover. Sometimes it ran straight and sometimes it curved, but it led so rarely near any human habitation that one would rather not have met any tramps beside one's self on it. Presently I overtook one, a gentle old farm-wife, a withered blonde, whom I helped with the bundles she bore...
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Article 5 mins
The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary
OpenLearn Ireland

The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary

...Open University and its licensors. 'Reflections on the Good Friday Agreement' is not available under a Creative Commons license, unless otherwise stated. This video gathers reflections from many of the key negotiators involved in the making of the Good Friday Agreement and those opposed to it. Contributors consider their memories of people, places and processes and the...
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Article 10 mins