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Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots
Education & Development

Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots

...communicate silently and in the dark. This led Captain Charles Barbier de la Serre to develop his Ecriture Nocturne (night reading) system. Barbier used a 6x6 grid with raised dots to represent the letters (and some common pairs of letters) of the French alphabet. [Barbier's sonography ('night writing')] Sonography In 1821 Barbier demonstrated his system at the Institut...
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Working with diversity in services for children and young people
Education & Development

Working with diversity in services for children and young people

...communities. The course is designed primarily for those working with children or young people, for example in childcare, education, healthcare, social work or youth work settings. However, you will also find it of value if you are planning to work in one of these fields, or if you simply wish to improve your understanding of services for children and young people. The...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Business matters in voluntary organisations
Education & Development

Business matters in voluntary organisations

...courses to help me discover and understand more about the following and how it applies within the voluntary sector in Scotland: Leadership & Management – how to understand what is required to lead, engage and support communities and groups of volunteers People & Organisation matters – how to effectively communicate and coach/mentor those volunteering alongside me...
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Digital Nepal
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital Nepal

...communication systems to rural villages in Nepal. Telemedicine A look at how video conferencing provides medical support doctor's in Nepal, as it enables real-time communications. Educational divides This video focusses on the education system in Nepal and highlights several problems with it. Access to technology Focussing on how many areas of Nepal have limited access to...
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Video 31 mins
Religion in history: conflict, conversion and coexistence
History & The Arts

Religion in history: conflict, conversion and coexistence

...communities has been a source of both opposition and diversity since the very foundation of human civilization. This album explores the interaction of competing communities in compelling depth, highlighting periods and cities that experienced turbulence, and occasionally harmony, from such an intermingling of beliefs and ideas. A huge historical range, from the very...
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Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...Community Support Officers (PCSOs) play a vital role in modern policing. They often serve as the primary point of contact for communities to report concerns and share information. In this free course, you’ll explore the powers that PCSOs in England and Wales use in their daily duties, their role in supporting response policing, and the fair and unbiased exercise of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...orality (as opposed to the written word) in Mexican society was the cause for this. But I have not been able to prove it and even I remain unconvinced. An informal way to find out if private speech is widely spread is to ask a group of people (friends, colleagues, students…) how many of them talk to themselves. People tend to smile, because confessing to this is somehow...
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Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment

...communities in rural South Africa, where locals live without access to treatments for common problems like cataract surgery. This material forms part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment A short introduction to this album Visual Impairment: Derek 's Story Derek Child...
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Audio 54 mins