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What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...simple, it elicits various, often contradictory responses. As you will realise, in politics as in much of the humanities and social sciences definitive answers are difficult to come by. What politics is and equally, who does it, and where it is done are hotly debated and highly contested. This OpenLearn course will introduce you to some of these debates, and their...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Fundamentals of accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of accounting

...simple equations such as the accounting equation. In Week 3 you will gain knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts that underpin double-entry accounting. You will also learn the rules of double-entry bookkeeping and how to record transactions in ledger accounts. In the fourth and final week you will learn how to prepare a trial balance and the balance sheet...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...code red for humanity’ (United Nations, 2021). Hearing and reading about these facts can be deeply disturbing. Depth psychology tells us that when a thought or an experience is too painful or difficult to bear, we use psychological defences so we can carry on as if it wasn’t there. We can know and not know about the climate crisis at the same time, something known in...
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Article 5 mins
First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design
Education & Development

First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design

...Code for Higher Education The resources created by Advance HE and QAA are designed to be of value to a broad audience and can be particularly beneficial in supporting course teams to understand areas such as: integrating ESD across programmes, helping students identify the necessary competencies for sustainable citizenship, fostering agency for a sustainable future,...
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Article 5 mins
Fast Reactors and Thorium
Science, Maths & Technology

Fast Reactors and Thorium

...simple transfer of momentum largely due to elastic collisions of neutrons with the nucleus of the moderator atoms. You will learn more about moderators in Week 2, where the physics of reactors is covered in more detail. Thermal reactors benefit from the enhanced chance of nuclear fission when thermal neutrons come close to and interact with a U-235 or Pu-239 nucleus. The...
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Article 10 mins
Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life
History & The Arts

Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life

...simple, and childish. But the moment I touched them and tried to solve them, I became convinced, in the first place, that they were not childish and foolish, but very important and profound questions in life, and, in the second, that, no matter how much I might try, I should not be able to answer them. Before attending to my Samára estate, to my son’s education, or to...
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Article 15 mins
Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary

...simple, natural style it is clear she is artfully drawing on the literary conventions of the ballad tradition. Identify some examples of the features listed above in the ‘Legend’ to explore how O’Leary does this. There are many examples you might have picked out. The second stanza opens with the desolate children crouched round the hearth-- there is no explanation...
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Article 5 mins
One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...simple – and complex – as labels. The language we use, often unconsciously, can carry a lot of weight. Words like ‘low ability’, ‘challenging’, or even ‘special needs’ may subtly shape how we see learners and how they see themselves. These labels often come with assumptions, whether they are about capability, behaviour or potential. Consider a classroom...
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Article 5 mins