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Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...motivated people in today’s world. It will explore some religious places and practices and will give more confidence to interact with contemporary religious diversity in an informed way...Religion is not necessarily what you think it is! This free course, Religious diversity: rethinking religion, introduces you to a selection of the vast variety of religious beliefs and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...et al., 1999) – and all share some basic features: they are ‘iterative’ in the sense that one or more activities are repeated; and they are ‘incremental’ in the sense that software development proceeds from an initial subset of the requirements to more and more complete subsets, until the whole system is addressed. Hence, an iterative and incremental process...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...motive did not justify my actions; but of all dangers, those allied to pestilence, by being mysterious and unseen, are the most formidable. To disarm them of their terrors requires the longest familiarity. Nurses and physicians soonest become intrepid or indifferent; but the rest of mankind recoil from the scene with unconquerable loathing. I was sustained, not by...
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Article 5 mins
Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter
Society, Politics & Law

Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter

...motivation, the level of respect accorded them by the community, and their capacity to influence village, island and regional-level decision-makers. These local individuals lamented their lack of connections to mainland or overseas individuals and organizations with better resources and expertise. This was despite the relatively good access to digital communications...
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Video 15 mins
Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland

...motivation behind it but when you have people who are actually involved in sex work telling you like, no this would actually be so much more harmful… people aren’t gonna stop buying sex just cause it’s illegal like that’s not how it works that’s never how it’s worked.” Organising sex workers in Scotland There are currently several sex worker led...
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Article 10 mins
Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...motivations. This type of learner would respond well to an exhibition or display that relates ideas and factual knowledge to an identifiable person, a person they can respond to on a personal level. An example of this would be the National Portrait Gallery's 2003 exhibition of the photographs of Julia Margaret Cameron, a nineteenth-century photographer. The show covered a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...motivation, the impact of cultural and socioeconomic factors, or is it an expression of racism and discrimination? When I look at the experiences of my close family, children, nephews, nieces and siblings, I can identify that all these factors have had some impact on their participation in sport. Talking to the parents/carers in my family they explain how they have dealt...
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Article 15 mins
Succeeding in postgraduate study Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...motivation, commitment etc.) learning style and course materials depth of inquiry, scholarship and communication organisation and assessment of coursework study environment student cohort, peer and tutor interaction study intensity and workload. In the following two videos you will hear from two students, Nick and Rachel, on their perspectives. RACHEL WARD My name is...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs