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The Belfast linen industry
History & The Arts

The Belfast linen industry

...1994) Belfast: The Making of a City J C Beckett. Weblinks Irish Linen Guild Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum Interested in finding more out? Social sciences with The Open University. With thanks to: Richard Gibson – Smyth and Gibson, Retailers [Richard Gibson] Bill Crawford – Local Historian [Bill Crawford] Brian Mackay – Irish Linen Centre [Brian Mackay]...
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Where does outer space begin?
Science, Maths & Technology

Where does outer space begin?

...open. However, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale recognises 100 km as the lower limit of space, whereas an encyclopedia of international law suggests 80 km as a practical limit between ‘air space’, potentially reachable by an aircraft, and ‘outer space’. However you look at it, sadly 30,000 metres or 30 km is less than half way there, but it was a bold...
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What would it take to save British Home Stores?
Money & Business

What would it take to save British Home Stores?

...opening physical bookshops for the first time. [British Home Stores targeted by UKUncut protests] British Home Stores in Brighton during a 2010 protest against the chain's previous owners, Arcadia, by UKUncut The in-tray Perhaps one of BHS’s main challenges is that its store locations are often in expensive city centre locations that are experiencing lower footfall. Any...
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Effective digital pedagogy: new ways of engaging students
Education & Development

Effective digital pedagogy: new ways of engaging students

...Open University's Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Wales Transcript Utilising technology in new and innovative ways can develop new pedagogies and new approaches to developing learning. Moving beyond the desktop screen and keyboard with the widespread use of mobile technology allows the integration of the environment with technology in creative ways. In this...
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Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created

...Open University Applied Psychologists and the authors of this hub carried out a study looking at the psychological impact of these changes on business and organisations, and their perceived expectations and preparedness for the next 2 years. We developed a survey to assess businesses capability in areas that have strong psychological connections to provide insight into...
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Childhood in the Digital Age
OpenLearn Ireland

Childhood in the Digital Age

...Open University, introduces some of the key themes, issues, and evidence in this important field... Introduction - Childhood in the Digital Age (#1/5) How is technology changing childhood in the digital age? Are children’s lives today significantly different from our own or is technology simply solving old problems in new ways? The media has claimed that digital...
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Pick a side and make a difference: Why you should vote this Thursday
Society, Politics & Law

Pick a side and make a difference: Why you should vote this Thursday

...course, most people vote. Very few people admit to not voting, and those that do are not usually proud of the fact. But, at the last General Election (in 2015) 15 million people (some 34% of the electorate) did not vote. At no election in recent history has turnout exceeded 80% (it was 78% in 1992). And, whilst that figure might sound high it means that somewhere between...
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James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision

...course we need to make informative, educational and above all entertaining wildlife films, but they have to be true to nature in all its senses, and that means showing humanity, the effects of humanity, setting it in a context that’s real and relevant to today because that's the reality of it. A series like Africa, for example, yes, we showed the glorious wildlife but...
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