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Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...everyday life whether captured by aerial photography, satellite imagery or simply drawn. This free course, Why maps are made, looks at how we read and evaluate the information in maps and assesses the values embedded within them. From mental maps to public transport and street maps: how do they affect your life?...Cars have sat nav systems, mobile phones use GPS: maps are...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What is trauma?
Society, Politics & Law

What is trauma?

...everyday encounters and stimuli which might not be a threat or trigger to others. Police officers’ actions must be rooted in understanding that what ‘might seem small, like a throwaway comment or location of a meeting room – even a smell or a sound, is not necessarily small to someone with experience of trauma’ (Rape Crisis Scotland). Autonomic responses are...
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Article 5 mins
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...everyday uncertainty. By engaging with these inclusive principles, you will be invited to seek out ways in which you can support others and so enhance collective learning opportunities...This course will help you to develop your understanding of how to promote and support learning for all, within classrooms with a diverse student and staff population. It will encourage...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...English borrowings in Spanish A talk about the words which Spanish has borrowed from English with Eduardo de Benito. Radio programme 2: Water, a natural resource A radio-style programme where presenter Juan Carlos Jaramillo travels round various Latin-American capitals to find out how people are using and abusing this vital resource. Radio programme 2: Spanish in the...
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Audio 1 hr 28 mins
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...everyday communication more effective...Grammar matters because, combined with vocabulary choice, it is our main way of making meaning. This free course introduces you to one approach used to understand how meanings relate systematically to different aspects of grammar and shows how this deeper understanding can be applied to make everyday communication more...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?

...everyday citizens). By looking at how data privacy is talked about, I hope to shed some light on how privacy is understood. A ‘social constructionist’ approach to the subject enables me to consider the idea of privacy as built through ‘how’ privacy is talked about by us all, rather than having a consistent and concrete definition that exists outside of everyday...
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Article 5 mins
Study online and find a subject that inspires you
Education & Development

Study online and find a subject that inspires you

...English and Maths Fees and funding All undergraduate and postgraduate courses with The Open University can be found here and there's information on fees, funding and bursaries here. Nearly all of our undergraduate courses have no pre-entry requirements. The PFA NI can support you through degree level study, even without the need to have studied or completed GCSEs/A-Levels...
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The history of Spanish in about six minutes
Languages

The history of Spanish in about six minutes

...English Transcript The history of Spanish in full Transcript Acknowledgements and resources Acknowledgements Beatriz Bond, Anna Comas-Quinn, Mercedes Cuenca Franco, Rocío Díaz Bravo, María Ángeles García Aranda, María José García Folgado, Gema B. Garrido Vílchez, Sara Gómez Seibane, Esteban T. Montoro del Arco, David Rodríguez Gómez, Santiago Sánchez Moreano...
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Video 5 mins