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Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline

...system for recording dates. See, for example, Thucydides, 'The Peloponnesian War', Book 2, Ch. 2: “The 30 years' truce which was entered into after the conquest of Euboea lasted 14 years. In the 15th, the 48th year of the priestess-ship of Chrysis at Argos, in the Ephorate of Aenesias at Sparta, in the last month but two of the Archonship of Pythodorus at Athens, and...
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Activity 5 mins
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...think each makes her case? What points of continuity and change can you identify with nineteenth century concerns with education for citizenship? Finally, what points are made about the implications for welfare provision, of thinking of children as active citizens rather than future citizens? Children's rights part 1 (10.5 minutes 5 MB) Esther Saraga This tape is intended...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...thinking about literature in terms of its purpose. You’ll start considering two novels written for children, Marianne Dreams and Tom’s Midnight Garden, and learn some introductory linguistic techniques to help you identify how these works achieve their intended effects. You’ll then consider diversity and inclusion, and at the end of the course, you’ll think about...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...system, and there is a range of positions between these two points of view. There is increasing recognition that other people can be a useful resource when an individual is affected by mental ill health; this resource, made up of personal contacts, is sometimes referred to as ‘social capital’ (Webber et al., 2014). Similarly, practice can vary between different types...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...think and even how we act...Find out more about The Open University's Psychology courses Maeve Higgins once set herself a task. The Irish-born comedian wanted to see what life would be like if she stopped laughing at things that weren’t funny. Turns out it wasn’t as easy as she thought. “It was so effing hard,” she says. “Laughter is a lubricant and is expected,...
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Article 10 mins
El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink
Nature & Environment

El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink

...system, designed to save those at risk of dying because of human or natural disasters, faces unprecedented demands in 2016 from levels of strain it has never before had to face, a leading development agency says. With more than 10 million people in a single African country expected to need international help next year, Oxfam says the effects of a super El Niño will...
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Getting started with SPSS
Society, Politics & Law

Getting started with SPSS

...think about how SPSS works and how to carry out some basic statistical work. All the required work for this course takes place within each activity – nothing is downloaded onto your computer. Please note that the software package SPSS is not provided with this course. The course is designed as a series of activities that can be used to help you familiarise yourself with...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...systems claiming to help you get the best possible deal on airline tickets abound. But what's the truth? How should you time your purchase to best effect?...[Air Asia plane at takeoff under heavy grey skies] Traveller's tip: if the plane is doing this, you've left your ticket purchase way too late How airlines price tickets is a source of many myths and urban legends....
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