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Glenariff to Fermanagh
OpenLearn Ireland

Glenariff to Fermanagh

...out and running up the steep sides up to the hills. Standing here, you can just imagine it. Ice is inevitable in its flow. It is absolutely merciless. It’s going down the valley. It’s taking in front of it everything but the very hardest of rock and, looking down here, it doesn’t look as if there was much that stood in its way. DARRYL GRIMASON: The classic U-shape...
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...burn-out, pleading with me to write to their parents, to help them slow down, to help them get off this full-throttle treadmill. But thankfully, there is a backlash there in parenting as well, and you're finding that, you know, towns in the United States are now banding together and banning extra-curriculars on a particular day of the month, so that people can, you know,...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief

...out our plans; our immersive interactive 'Life or Death Decisions' explores this further. We also have three free courses on the subject of death, dying and grief, which could prove useful at this time. We also have an article on why death of a loved-one from COVID-19 is particularly difficult to process. Check out the resources below: Depression is extremely common when...
Cider with Rosie
History & The Arts

Cider with Rosie

...out hit of Lee’s literary career. Under the surface of countryside idyll, the dark, hard-edged undercurrents of the book continue to have a popular appeal. The real life identity of the Rosie immortalised in the book’s title has always been an intrigue. While the author always maintained that she was a composite of several of his early girlfriends, there are some...
Hallowain't III: Kilifish - the zombie fish
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Kilifish - the zombie fish

...out not to be. The case of the bluefin killifish, though, is slightly different in that the fate of the fish isn't supernatural, but is still pretty horrific. The bluefin killifish, you see, is one of the creatures on Earth that gets turned into something akin to a zombie. Howitworks explains, well, how it works: Killifish in California have been discovered to play host...
A Victorian Christmas: Christmas Day In The Workhouse
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Christmas Day In The Workhouse

...out-door poor, amounting to 3,279, an additional allowance of bread. Kingston Union - No reply to application made, but ascertained that the board of guardians have altered Christmas Day from a soup to a meat day, and have raised a subscription for plum-pudding, porter & c. East London Union - Answer to application: We intend carrying out the order of the poor-law...
Free course: Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Free course: Childhood in the digital age

...out more about how technology has shaped the development and experience of the children of today with our free course 'Childhood in the Digital Age'. Whether you are taking or want to register on this free course on FutureLearn or perhaps you would like to view a variety of related content on OpenLearn, we've got a range of articles, videos, podcasts and more free courses...
Delivering tutorials for dyslexic students
Education & Development

Delivering tutorials for dyslexic students

...out loud unless they volunteer to do so. If students with dyslexia are asked to read, ensure that the text has been modelled, i.e. read out before. Consider giving students thinking time before you ask them to speak. Questions: Let the students ask you questions, too: in taking part you are providing further opportunities to listen to a native speaker, as well as good...