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A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...English, 1973) and the influential Pagan writer Starhawk’s The Spiral Dance (1979) leaned into this idea. The work of Starhawk and others also presented an interpretation of Wicca that was more closely aligned with emerging New Age ideas, and the seekership of the baby boomers more broadly. These books helped lead to the boom of the ‘teen witch’ in the 1990s, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...English, this section describes the duty of the employer to minimise the risks from equipment and substances to those who are not employed, e.g. undergraduate student, visitors, maintenance contractors, members of the public, etc., also to ensure that these people have a safe entry to and exit from the premises of the employer. The Management of Health and Safety at Work...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...English ‘hygiene’ comes from hygieia. In Latin, the main word for ‘health’ is salus, from which the word ‘salubrious’ is derived. Does your language contain words that come from ancient Greek or Latin terms for health? What other similar words are there in your language, and what does this tell you about ideas of health? Use the internet or a dictionary to...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...English only there's the rhyming slang porky pie telling porky pies telling porkies. So a porky is a lie again a lighthearted word. There’s the the word fib which means a sort of little perhaps harmless lie which isn't really slang is but it's an informal word. But there aren't any others as far as I'm aware and that is really strange because slang has a thousand words...
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Video 5 mins
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...English National Curriculum - Key stage 3 of the Citizenship National Curriculum document requires pupils to – among other things – understand the legal and human rights and responsibilities underpinning society, and to appreciate the economic implications of the world as a global community, and the role of the European Union and the United Nations in fostering this....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introduction to computational thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to computational thinking

...English or mathematics and go on to a multitude of different careers. Ditto computer science. One can major in computer science and go on to a career in medicine, law, business, politics, any type of science or engineering, and even the arts. Jeannette M. Wing, Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University (United States) and Head of Microsoft Research...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...English Mana prestige, power, strength Kaitiakitanga guardianship, environmental stewardship Kaitiaki guardian, protector Whenua land Papatūānuku mother earth Activity 1 Thinking about cultural practices in New Zealand Timing: Allow about 20 minutes In the first video Maria is responding to the question: Can you describe some of the cultural practices which inform young...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy and research. What makes the Open Centre different? The OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs