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What is OpenLearn Ireland?
OpenLearn Ireland

What is OpenLearn Ireland?

...resources relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. The resources within this hub cover a wide range of subject areas, including language, environment, revolution, history, law, literature, politics, social care and social sciences. The collection of FREE courses, academic insights via articles, interactive videos and audio, and broadcast material as a whole demonstrates...
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Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...human race. In this free course, Studying mammals: The social climbers, you will find out about some of the characteristics that make them so like us: their physiology, complex social interactions, large brains and intelligence. This is the ninth course in the Studying mammals series...Monkeys have long fascinated us because of their similarities to the human race. In...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The science of genetics
Nature & Environment

The science of genetics

...Human Genome explores the basics of the science at the heart of genetics...[Centrifuge] The 21st century began with the completion of the first draft of the complete sequence of the human genome. Coupled with new techniques for intervening in genetic disorders such as mass genetic screening, gene therapy and genetic manipulation these are among the most fraught areas of...
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Should we educate prisoners?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we educate prisoners?

...human right According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Vernor Muñoz, “learning in prison through educational programmes is generally considered to have an impact on recidivism, re-integration and, more specifically, employment outcomes upon release. Education is however much more than a tool for change; it is an imperative in its own...
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Co-design approaches
Science, Maths & Technology

Co-design approaches

...resources that a co-design team has and can use as a basis for further development of a design project. Asset mapping tool Connecting challenges, assets and opportunities This short animation introduces a technique for generating ideas and opportunities for design by unearthing and combining individual and collective challenges and assets. Transcript Cross-pollination...
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What is Indigenous Psychology?
Education & Development

What is Indigenous Psychology?

...human behaviour. The alternative paradigm suggests that the exploration of human thoughts and actions should be strongly focused on ‘indigenization’ i.e. study of behaviour in a context that is free from all external influences (Shams, 2002). The term ‘indigenous’ refers to the natural occurrence at a local place, hence, the prominent feature of indigenous...
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Article 10 mins
Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice
History & The Arts

Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice

...human beings live in anguish. Not because life is terrible. But rather because, we’re ‘condemned to be free’. We're ‘thrown’ into existence, become aware of ourselves, and have to make choices. Even deciding not to choose is a choice. According to Sartre, every choice reveals what we think a human being should be. Find out more about the individual and...
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We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...humans. We all recognise R2-D2, WALL-E and scores of their lesser-known kin. The unnerving thing is that their nonfictional counterparts are extremely close at hand. Some press stories are exotic – those about ‘sexbots’ being among the more sensational – but many have featured robots at the less hedonic end of social need: disability and old age. This has set me...
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