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Getting started with French 1
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Getting started with French 1

...Et toi ? (informal) Fine/very well, thanks. And you? Ça va (bien), merci. Et vous ? (formal) Fine/very well, thank you. And you?...Week 1: Say hello: ‘Bonjour!’: 2 Say goodbye: ‘Au revoir !’ - You’ll now listen to different ways of taking leave of someone. Activity 2 You have just learnt that ‘salut !’ is informal and can mean either ‘hello’ or...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Can we be categorised by our DNA?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can we be categorised by our DNA?

...et al. (2019) ‘Patterns of genetic differentiation and the footprints of historical migrations in the Iberian Peninsula’, Nature Communications 10(551). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08272-w Chacón-Duque, JC., Adhikari, K., Fuentes-Guajardo, M. et al. (2018) ‘Latin Americans show wide-spread Converso ancestry and imprint of local Native ancestry...
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Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...et al., 2020). However, it is worth recognising that trauma in a policing context is not necessarily external to the organisation: high risk/high volume case load, lack of resources, inadequate training, internal investigations, competing demands, and so on are all contributing factors to C-PTSD in the high risk/high demand environment of serious sexual offence...
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Article 5 mins
Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...et al., 2024). The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to developments in social work writing. Findings from previous research into social work writing (Lillis et al., 2017) can help us consider the current opportunities and challenges that AI brings. Understanding the core elements of social work writing and how social workers learn to write...
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Article 5 mins
How to start a course
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How to start a course

...Statements of participation. How can I contact you? Before you contact us, please bear in mind that we are a small team working with limited resources, so do please check the FAQs first to see whether this answers your question. If you can't find the answer that you are looking for, please contact us at openlearn@open.ac.uk and we will try to respond as soon as possible....
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The distance between us
History & The Arts

The distance between us

...et al. (2014) describe a ‘meat paradox’: ‘Most people care about animals and do not want to see them harmed but engage in a diet that requires them to be killed and, usually, to suffer’ (2014, p.104). Loughnan et al. summarise recent research by arguing that the ‘meat paradox’ is resolved, or at least held in abeyance, by perceived differences between humans...
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The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...et al. 2005; Roy et al. 2008) followed by the Jisc-funded SusTEACH research and development project – ‘Sustainability Tools for Environmental Appraisal of Carbon impacts of HE teaching models using ICTs’ that I was involved in (Caird et al. 2015a). The Factor 10 Visions and SusTEACH studies undertook an environmental audit of both distance-taught and campus-based HE...
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Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...et le parc est en face du stade. Dialogue 3 La touriste: Bonjour Messieurs Dames, l’hôpital, c’est où s’il vous plaît? Le passant: Euh… Voyons… C’est là, tout droit et à gauche, c’est en face de la bibliothèque. Dialogue 4 La touriste: Pardon monsieur, je cherche la cathédrale, s’il vous plaît? Le passant: Alors… ben… ici, la cathédrale...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs