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OpenLearning Champions Scotland hub
Education & Development

OpenLearning Champions Scotland hub

Scotland OpenLearning Champions Hub: This hub showcases the content on OpenLearn as an introduction to learners, and highlights the wide range of materials that have a Scottish context.
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Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection
Education & Development

Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection

...project that explored race and policing. The comparative project examined the legal frameworks in the UK and the US and traced the historical parallels and important differences between the legal developments in both countries. The project was launched in part as a response to the death of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police, which further highlighted the issue of...
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Video 10 mins
Money and Emotions
Money & Business

Money and Emotions

...project: a European Commission funded research programme being conducted by The Open University and other partners. The project is using leading edge physiological sensors and computer game technologies to explore the impact of emotions on financial decision-making and to develop new approaches to learning, which can support effective choices. In this podcast Professor...
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Audio 19 mins
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...managed a project. You could think about managing your project in a similar way. Or I use some of the techniques I've used. They're much more specific and much more guiding. ALMUTH MCDOWALL So what is the difference between coaching and mentoring? Both are used a lot in organisations, but I think there are some fundamental differences. Now, let's talk about coaching...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
DNA, RNA and protein formation
Science, Maths & Technology

DNA, RNA and protein formation

...introduction to this album. DNA and inherited information Dr Norman Cohen introduces four key characteristics any set of inherited instructions needs to have. DNA replication How DNA molecules replicate themselves. The information in DNA How DNA carries the information that encodes genetic instructions. Gene to protein: overview An introduction to the processes of...
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Audio 21 mins
Carnival and the performance of heritage
History & The Arts

Carnival and the performance of heritage

...introduction to this album. Notting Hill Carnival: history The development of Notting Hill Carnival from Britain's recruitment of Carribean workers in the 1940's to the present day. Notting Hill Carnival: challenges How can Notting Hill Carnival be managed as a mass tourism event without compromising artistic integrity or losing touch with its roots? Notting Hill...
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Audio 1 hr 48 mins
Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...introduction to the album. Unseen impacts Find out more about the consequences of the way you shop. Shopping by car Short car journeys are the most environmentally damaging, yet a quarter of journeys are less than 2 miles. Shopping by bus The more people replace car journeys with buses, the more eco- friendly buses become. Shopping on foot Choosing to walk, over...
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Audio 2 hrs 2 mins
Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...Project Ben Van Beurden interview Key RH: Roger Harrabin = Interviewer BVB: Ben Van Beurden CEO Shell = Participant RH: I’m with Ben Van Beurden, CEO of Shell and we’re sitting in his office on the something very high floor in Waterloo with a spectacular view over the river and The Eye and right over London to Wembley and Hampstead. Ben Van Beurden, thanks for...
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Audio 5 mins