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A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...et al., 2018). At any given time, one in six working-age adults have symptoms associated with mental ill health (McManus et al., 2016). There are 72 million working days lost every year due to mental health, costing the UK economy £74–£99 billion (Centre for Mental Health, 2017; Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care , 2017)....
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Article 5 mins
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...adapted extract from the Open University course DD320: Doing economics: inequalities, innovation and environment....Session 2: Alternative views on the economy and income distribution: Introduction - Session 1 illustrated that growing the economy as a policy objective we should continue pursuing is a contested question within the discipline of economics. Similarly, the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...adapted extract from the Open University course L101 Introducing English language studies...A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how different writing systems have developed over time understand how technology influences what we can do with language, and the form that...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...adapted extract from the Open University course K240 Mental health and community....Work and mental health: Introduction - In this free course, Work and mental health, you will explore how employment affects mental health and consider the way in which people can be supported back to work. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K240...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...adapted from Maharaj et al., 2014, pp. 224–5) Review your learning Timing: 10 minutes Look back at your earlier notes. What are your thoughts now on the two questions you considered at the start of Section 2? What is meant by the term ‘inequalities in health’? What does it mean for babies and children born into families in different circumstances and different...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...adapted extract from the Open University course TB801 Technology and Innovation Management...This free course will introduce you to technology and innovation management and is relevant to managers and students of technological innovation. You will learn about innovation types and processes, how innovation can add or create value, and about the management activities that...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...adapted extract from the Open University course K832 Developing social work practice...Session 1: What is social work?: 1 Defining social work - To begin thinking about defining social work, you’ll start by completing a quick quiz. Activity 1 Thinking about definitions of social work Select the answer for Activity 1 Thinking about definitions of social work here Which...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...et al., 2011) As you read the case study about Anne Wakelin, note the way in which her experiences are framed by the concepts of ‘plot’ and ‘learning potential’. Two things in particular strike us with regard to this reading. First, that the teller of a life story has some choice about how their story is constructed. This is not to suggest that the person telling...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs