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The physical impacts of ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

The physical impacts of ADHD

...prompts to remind me to check on my posture. Being able to move during the workday can also be very helpful. Headaches – sensory overload and/or forgetting to eat and drink enough throughout the day (both of which are linked to my ADHD) means that I am liable to get headaches. Working in spaces with lights, sounds and temperatures I cannot control, or needing to engage...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to computational thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to computational thinking

...concepts of abstraction as modelling and abstraction as encapsulation understand the distinctive nature of computational thinking, when compared with engineering and mathematical thinking be aware of a range of applications of computational thinking in different disciplines...Introduction to computational thinking: 1 Computational thinking and automation - To state more...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Citational politics
Education & Development

Citational politics

...concept of authorship includes more than the person who has penned words on a page or screen. The Open University’s Research Code of Practice offers guidance on Authorship, Acknowledgement and Attribution. It defines authorship as being directly involved in the creation of a work (Open University, Research Code of Practice, p. 18) by: Being solely responsible for, or...
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Article 20 mins
Culture and regional distinctiveness
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and regional distinctiveness

...is related to the wider economic and political concept of the relationship with Britain and Europe. For those who have exported cattle, there has often been a good living, but for a very large proportion of the population, agriculture was the sole means of subsistence, the land providing food, fuel (turf) and building materials. Explore the articles in this collection ....
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Article 5 mins
Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale
History & The Arts

Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale

...concept of ‘the force’ in particular, has religious qualities recognisable by many observers. The extent of the cultural pull of Star Wars requires reference to other conceptual structures as well, however: those of fairy tale, classical myth quests and the ‘family romance’ in a post-Freudian world. The pleasures and satisfactions of tropes and themes familiar...
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Article 10 mins
Negotiating trade deals
Money & Business

Negotiating trade deals

...concept can be misleading, as the negotiation of trade deals between nations and regions remain a crucial part of contemporary economics and politics. In light of the financial crisis and the growing challenge to current globalisation, such negotiation will likely only become more important in the future. What precisely do trade agreements do? This would appear to be a...
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Article 5 mins
Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill
History & The Arts

Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill

...concept of production and labour in Marx’s writings, and the way in which they highlight aspects of fundamental historical materialism, formal equality and the relationship between the state and the individual. Derek Matravers and Gerry Cohen on The German Ideology The German Ideology, Marx and Engels’ 1845 book, is dissected and discussed. The discussion highlights...
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Audio 5 hrs 18 mins
Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: Beginners' Welsh

...Ymarfer 3 This is how you introduce yourself. Listen to the audio clip and respond to the prompt. Pwy dych chi? Who are you? ___ dw i. I'm ___. B. How do you ask someone who they are and reply? Repeat after the sound using your own name. A. Pwy dych chi (SFX) Pwy dych chi? B. Nia dw i. (SFX) Nia dw i. Audio 8 You may want to add the following: Braf cwrdd â chi. Nice meeting you. Ymarfer 4 Read the following words and phrases ......
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs