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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...students at these colleges and their comments seem to show that they are making a difference to people’s lives. One study using the feedback from 220 students reported that: ‘Students reported high levels of satisfaction according to feedback forms: 96 per cent students said that the course they attended was “good” or “excellent”; and 97 per cent students said...
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Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...students to become familiar with using an animation package and to experience co-operative group work. How does a lesson such as this fit into your ideas of what art and design in schools is all about? How does it relate to the general aims of art in education?...Why teach art?: 3. Responding to criticisms - A government minister and a school governor made the following...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...Becoming visibly emotional as she finished her remarks, the outgoing first lady spoke of hope for the future. Allied to this, she invoked the importance of hard work and the need to fight for freedom, not take it for granted. When she later spoke of her father’s influence, she touched a nerve not just of the American spirit, but something universal. Her words awoke...
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Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year

...OU student in Geoscience) presents his interpretation of William Blake's 'The Tyger' as a contradictory force, both creative and destructive, within the context of the French Revolution and our current situation. He explores Blake's ideas of art, poetry and perception traced in this poem and his wider writing and how they are still relevant. What does tiger represent in...
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How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri
Health, Sports & Psychology

How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri

...become a massively popular pastime. It’s hard to find official figures for just how many people practise yoga regularly, but it’s thought that between 300,000 and 500,000 people regularly take part in what the UN describes as “a holistic approach to health and well-being” with “universal appeal”. The discipline was popularised in Britain through the hard work...
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Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...become a student and what do you hope to gain from your studies? Think about this question for a few minutes and then note down your response. Discussion Have you recorded only one reason for why you became a student or are there several reasons? Have your reasons for studying changed since you became a student? What you want to gain from studying may be something very...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Arts
History & The Arts

Arts

...students...You are not restricted to these suggestions and should select OpenLearn courses to suit your interests and learning goals. To find out what other courses are available visit Free short courses from the Open University | OpenLearn - Open University. [A thick black arrow points to the left to show that you can click here to go back to a previous menu.] Back to...
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Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility

...becoming more extreme. Bangladesh has always suffered from cyclones, but there is scientific evidence that these are becoming more frequent and more intense due to anthropogenic climate change. One effect of this is that the saline frontier - the boundary between saline water and fresh water – is moving northwards. Learning to cope after a severe cyclone The village of...
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