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PodMag January 2017
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag January 2017

...Social Sciences and Arts (FASS) at The Open University...This edition of the PodMag focuses on the American Presidential election. We hear from Richard Heffernan, Agnes Czajka and William Brown about their thoughts in terms of the election as a democratic process, the nature of the campaign and about how Trump, as President, may fair as leader within an international...
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Studying Mammals
Nature & Environment

Studying Mammals

...mammals, their eating habits and social interactions...Each course consists of around 10 hours of learning, and together they make the perfect introduction to developing your knowledge on this fascinating section of the animal kingdom. There are even more courses on OpenLearn concerning mammals, so if the ‘Studying Mammals’ series still wasn’t enough, try these too:...
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Society, Politics & Law

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...social Action in Research Asset based community development is a powerful approach being used with a diverse network of communities and community organizations across the Connected Communities programme to help uncover and utilize their hidden potential, their tangible resources (such as spaces, services and infrastructures) and intangible qualities (such as creative...
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Celebrating festivals from the past and present
History & The Arts

Celebrating festivals from the past and present

...Social Sciences (FASS) has curated a virtual festival to showcase and celebrate some of the lesser-known festivals of the past and present. Explore festivals dating back to Ancient Greece and Rome, discover the rise of literary festivals and ‘protestivals’, plus take a look at two very different sides to Glastonbury...What thoughts and images are evoked when you think...
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What is OpenLearn Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

What is OpenLearn Scotland?

...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 The Open University's commitment to delivering a curriculum that is appropriate for the differing requirements of each of the countries within the United Kingdom. These open educational resources have...
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OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...social care workers As the Coronavirus pandemic took hold, NHS and local authority leaders through the UK called on hundreds of thousands of former health and social care workers to return to front-line roles. OpenLearn responded by collaborating with retired and active health and social care practitioners across The Open University to build and publish its first nursing...
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A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West
OpenLearn Ireland

A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West

...Social decline in the West of Ireland was not, however, just a local or regional problem. It was a national political issue. Although peripheral to modern social and economic development, the West was of central importance in the realm of Irish politics as the repository of cultural survival and rural ideals which were fundamental to Irish nationalism, statehood and...
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Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...social, political or economic power. Such research has endeavoured to call into question why it is that some harmful actions are viewed as ‘criminal’ while others are not. At the same time, research agendas that have sought to examine the actions of the powerful have simultaneously called into question claims about ‘neutrality’, ‘objectivity’, and...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs