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Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary

...mode of political protest. It was often used to express nationalist aspirations as well as to tell traditional stories. What we have in ‘The Legend of Tyrone’ is an example of a literary ballad-- that is, a poem composed by a literate person primarily for readers, but using certain forms and conventions of the traditional ballad. A narrative or story-telling purpose...
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Article 5 mins
OU Carbon Calculator FAQs
Nature & Environment

OU Carbon Calculator FAQs

...modes of public transport but takes averaged official emissions data. How many hours a MONTH do you routinely travel on public transport? Your regular weekly trips by train could be 10 miles to work and back five days a week and visiting relatives 50 miles every weekend, the total is about 22 days/month x 10 miles+ 4 weekends/month x 50 miles = 420 miles per month by...
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The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...et al., 2013; Law and Perryman, 2015). Today, OpenLearn’s audience is global, and its video content is also shared on YouTube, collectively reaching over 14 million people a year, rising to 22 million during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The activity, now a business-as-usual function for the OU, has been researched and evaluated to investigate the...
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Article 10 mins
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...et al., 1998). Why are such offences not reported? The same survey produced the following results (note, respondents could give more than one reason for not reporting a crime, so the total exceeds 100 per cent): 44 per cent of victims felt that the incident was not sufficiently serious; 33 per cent claimed that the police would not be able to do much about it; 22 per cent...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...et al., 2018). Table 1 introduces a variety of studies into a range of career transitions which illustrate not only why this is an important area to study but also several of the topics you will look at later in this course. Table 1 Research into career transitions in sport STUDY MAIN FINDINGS Samuel and Tenenbaum (2011) Athletes experience a variety of change events and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
An overview of wound care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An overview of wound care

...et al., 2009). Wound care is constantly evolving and those involved in the care of service users with wounds must keep up to date with current developments. Whenever wound care is carried out it is important to work within the guidelines and policies of your organisation, especially in relation to wound cleansing and the use of dressings. Tissue viability practitioners...
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Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...et al. (2002) suggest that interpersonal skills may be more important in a virtual team because electronic communication is not as rich as face-to-face interactions. ...Managing virtual project teams: 2 Managing virtual teams - The ability to work together at a distance makes it possible to carry out some projects that could not otherwise be carried out, and to involve...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...et al., 2020). Activity 2 Now watch the video ‘Nobody Stands Nowhere’ and consider the implications of what it might mean to make this approach central to Religious Education in schools. [MUSIC PLAYING] NARRATOR What is your view of the world? How do you see things? What makes you who you are? On what do you base your decisions? Why did you react like that? Do you...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs