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Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms
OpenLearn Ireland

Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms

...physical distance and encourage interactions with people all over the world that you might not otherwise have a chance to meet. Their international nature breaks down barriers by introducing members to diversity. They also help minimise feelings of loneliness because there is always somebody available to talk. 3. Self-expression is key in online fandoms Online music...
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Article 5 mins
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...physically large and highly expensive equipment of the 1950s to the omnipresent networks and computer-based devices upon which our digital lives are founded today. In this section I will: compare the development of the computer to the development of the telephone describe some of the digital technologies that form an integral part of many of our lives introduce the term...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...physical and mental health consequences for staff of working in a challenging role with a vulnerable population who we now know where dying in their thousands in affected institutions (Arons, 2020). While death is an event that can be expected due to the older age and frailty of residents within a care home, the frequency with which death was happening during the COVID-19...
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Article 20 mins
“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...physically. Drive from Dublin to Belfast and as you pass across the border not only do the traffic signs change from kilometres into miles, but the bilingual signage on all traffic signs ceases to exist, the Irish language physically stops at the ‘border’ and commuters enter into seemingly ‘English Only’ territory. Like many other language indicators, this was by...
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Article 5 mins
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...physical and/or learning disabilities in the community. Assessing and supporting the care needs of adults with mental health problems in the community. Working in residential care homes for adults with physical and/or learning disabilities, and/or mental health problems, or with age-related support needs. Hospital social work – especially assisting with community...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...physical strength influence sales and this requires understanding how such metrics are distributed. If I’m designing a vehicle’s interior I should like to know how much of the market I’m likely to exclude when I take decisions which might exclude large or small drivers. I could choose to build the interior around some sort of mean value but how much adjustment do I...
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Article 10 mins
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...Physical abuse Sexual abuse Physical neglect Emotional neglect Parental separation Domestic violence Mental ill health Alcohol or drug misuse Household member incarcerated While we might intuitively recognise the potentially negative impact of any one of these factors, it is worth looking at why this impact occurs and how it can be understood. As Mulcahy outlines: Since...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...physical world around us and some that relate to social or cultural aspects. Sometimes they might be positive (as above), but others might be negative: everybody knowing your business; difficult to access services like education or health care; poor roads and transport links, and lack of employment opportunities. Defining ‘rurality’ is by no means straightforward, but...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs