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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...de thríocha bliain i ndiaidh sin, sa dóigh gur bheartaigh mé féin agus an Dr Seosamh Watson tionscnamh a bhunú le hiarracht a dhéanamh moill a chur ar an chreimeadh teanga. I 1984, nuair a thosaigh Oideas Gael, thiocfadh linn siúl trasna an bhealaigh go Tigh Bhiddy agus gan ach Gaeilge a chluinstin ón fhoireann agus ón chuideachta ann. Sa lá inniu (2015) tá an...
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Video 5 mins
Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots
Education & Development

Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots

...de la Serre to develop his Ecriture Nocturne (night reading) system. Barbier used a 6x6 grid with raised dots to represent the letters (and some common pairs of letters) of the French alphabet. [Barbier's sonography ('night writing')] Sonography In 1821 Barbier demonstrated his system at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (Royal Institute for Blind Youth) in Paris...
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Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...concept, the meaning of ‘family life’ is also problematic. Legislation does not define ‘family life’; whether or not there is family life depends on the circumstances and these have been interpreted by the European Court of Human Right (ECtHR) in a way that includes a wider range of relationships than covered by statute (see K v United Kingdom [1986] 50 DR 199;...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...de France. 1968 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issues a list of banned substances. First ever testing at Mexico City Olympics results in Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a member of the Swedish modern pentathlon team, being stripped of his bronze medal. 1972 Blood doping method is invented in Sweden: removing blood, increasing the concentration of red blood cells in a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...concepts such as proportion, perspective and looking from different angles – concepts that are valuable frameworks for developing problem-solving skills and empathy. [Described image] Figure 2 Cerys’s photograph from the London Eye They went to a restaurant in London’s China Town, where Cerys chose noodles, like her grandparents. When the owner asked the family what...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...concept of a canon – from the Greek kanon, meaning ‘rule’ – refers to the so-called timeless masterpieces that define any given art form. In music, the classical music canon was formed during the nineteenth century – a time when women had few rights and little access to public life. Many women composers – including Louise Farrenc, Fanny Hensel, Emilie Meyer,...
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The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...de Berry, c. 1416-18 and c. 1485. Musée Condé, Chantilly, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les_Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry_septembre.jpg Caravaggio, Bacchus, c. 1595. Uffizi Gallery, Florence. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bacchus_by_Caravaggio#/media/File:Bacchus-Caravaggio_(1595).jpg Francisco Goya, The Grape Harvest or Autumn, 1786....
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Video 15 mins
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...prompt new creative activity, and put this into practice...Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour: 1 Discovering the ancient world - This section on Classical Studies was written by Joanna Paul In this section, you’ll gain some insight into the main focus of the Grand Tour’s fascination – the classical world – by studying the Colosseum. You’ll consider the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs