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COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...double stranded (ds) positive sense or negative sense; this relates to whether the genome directly encodes protein (positive) or whether it must be replicated before it can direct protein synthesis (negative). This is referred to as the Baltimore system of classification. The details of virus replication are beyond the scope of this course. It is sufficient to know that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...et de Trianon. Photo: Bridgeman Art Library This statement at once draws on the classical tradition of idealized representation (such as we have seen in David's Marat) and expresses a typically Napoleonic faith in the charisma of the heroic leader. Whether or not he actually uttered these words, Napoleon undoubtedly did have an aversion to sitting for his portrait. Nor...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...et al., 2014). Even a simple 30–60-second ‘talking head’ video recorded using your webcam can have a positive effect. If you deliver the video from a script, you have a ready-made transcript prepared for accessibility purposes. You can also create engaging and accessible instructional videos by use of screen capture (free tools for this are available both online and...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...et al., (2014) have shown readers benefit from being invited to participate in richly reciprocal and interactive reading communities, communities which include their teachers as readers. One of the challenges however, as our book highlights, is teachers’ knowledge of children’s literature. When 22% of 1200 primary phase teachers cannot or do not name a single...
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Article 10 mins
Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise
Money & Business

Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise

...et al., 2021), led by Exeter University and involving myself and other Open University academics, suggests that this climate policy ‘game’ is beginning to look outdated. OK, so what’s changed? We identified three factors: Our understanding of the economic impacts of climate policy is developing. The traditional modelling approach, still widely used, assumes an...
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Article 10 mins
How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...et al 2022. Recognising that sewage sludge application introduces microplastics into soil is crucial when addressing microplastic pollution. To mitigate the potential risks associated with microplastics from sewage sludge we need to focus on advanced treatment processes, explore alternative waste management options, and enact appropriate regulations. This will result in...
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Article 10 mins
A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Health, Sports & Psychology

A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses

...et al., 2013). Professional bodies such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2016, United Kingdom) have specific guidance on the use of social media and the majority of organisations have social media, Internet or social network policies (Ryan, 2016). It is important to be able to assess, make decisions and know when to escalate concerns when viewing online behaviours of...
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What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

...et al., 2020). [A male nurse at work] Unless a person has experienced nursing care first-hand (from an insider perspective), they are unlikely to know and properly understand the role and responsibilities and will draw from their (inaccurate) schema (from an outsider perspective). This means that they use false stereotypes to inform perceptions and decision-making. This...
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