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Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene

...writing moments when I thought carefully about every word; about whether I would be understood or misunderstood. The Belfast Telegraph used my photograph alongside a short blurb: How - after Saturday - do you begin to explain to people that the dissidents are not an IRA? That Saturday was March 7th 2009; when another murder scene was painted onto the canvas of an...
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Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...creative work) weak literacy can be an issue. You will need to consider issues like these as you support student self and peer assessment...Assessment in secondary geography: 3.4 Summary - The type of assessment used influences the type of student learning: a focus on formulaic testing can encourage ‘teaching to the test’ to maximise performance and may result in...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...writing, fairly recent examples in the United Kingdom include the ‘Horizon IT scandal’ and the crisis of funding for the National Health Service (NHS). The ongoing climate crisis provides a more global example of systemic failure. In all cases, these are not simple, isolated errors but complex failures with social, technical and political dimensions, with multiple and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...writing for Charities’ Facebook sites, local radio broadcasts, ‘Street Art’ projects etc. Activity 1: Think about Whatever your objectives, look at the comments below to help you assess what you want from voluntary work. A range of volunteers give their reasons for wanting to get involved. Try and think which voluntary activities might meet their needs, then look at...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Do Something Great
Nature & Environment

Do Something Great

...creative climate' project and find out why it's important to save the earth. Inspire different age groups Thinking about volunteering to help another age group to transfer your generation's skills and knowledge? Find out more by trying our interactive on challenging ageism and free courses on the topic. Start saving species Look into conservation with our free resources...
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Childhood in the Digital Age
OpenLearn Ireland

Childhood in the Digital Age

...creative new genesis of language? There’s more to learning than simply inputting knowledge and experiences into the brain. Understanding the different ways in which we learn is the starting point for understanding development. How do the social and other experiences that digital technology offers influence our ability to learn or to retain new information, and do these...
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Esports: an introduction to the industry
Science, Maths & Technology

Esports: an introduction to the industry

...creative industries, attracting players and audiences around the globe. But what exactly is esports and how can you pursue a career in the industry?...Find out more about EStars and The Open University's for-fee CPD course: EStars CPD Programme In Esports. Esports refers to competitive, organised video gaming. Players, either individually or in teams, compete against each...
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Why asking what causes autism is the wrong question
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why asking what causes autism is the wrong question

...and to value autistic children and the families they live in. Asking what causes autism is asking the wrong question. Asking how we as a society value the skills, abilities and qualities of autistic children and adults is a much better one.[The Conversation] This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article....
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