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Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?

...writing on the wall of ‘not a bullet - not an ounce’, and who with colleagues made significant progress in taking many guns out of Irish politics. George Mitchell, Nancy Soderberg, Martha Pope and the arms inspectors Martti Ahtisaari and Cyril Ramaphosa are others who come to mind. We learned from South Africa and the Basque Country and they learned from us....
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Irish Gothic story competition winners
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Gothic story competition winners

...write a great gothic short story? Read the judges' reports and winning entries from our Irish Gothic competition...We are pleased to announce the winners of the Irish Gothic story competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories. We were blown away by the sheer quality and range of pieces, which explored themes as varied as haunted houses, ghostly train...
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Intermediate German: The world of work
Languages

Intermediate German: The world of work

...writing and interacting in a variety of situations...This free course, Intermediate German: The world of work, concentrates on developing cultural knowledge and practical language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and interacting in a variety of situations. The course will be of interest to anyone who wants to improve their language skills in order to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...write down some of your own thoughts about visualisation and what it means...Using visualisation in maths teaching: 3. What does visualisation mean? - ‘Imagery is a powerful force for perception and understanding. Being able to “see” something mentally is a common metaphor for understanding it. An image may be of some geometrical shape, or of a graph or diagram, or...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...writing of the application forms? SHAMS [03.54] No good. ANDREW [03.55] Alright then, Ok, well we can work on that, certain ways to write them isn’t there? SHAMS [04.01] Yeah ANDREW [04.02] …you know, and er, a lot of forms are very similar, I mean if we go down Tescos and get a form or someat…..and practice on it. SHAMS Hmm. ANDREW It’ll be alright….do that....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...writing in a notebook or on your computer or tablet. At the end of Session 4 you will find a quiz that will challenge you to answer questions on the materials you have been studying. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey....
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...write other notes. It’s up to you how you keep your notes; for example, online or using a notebook of some sort. Every week ends with an interactive quizzes, of which Weeks 4 and 8 will provide you with an opportunity to earn a badge to demonstrate your new skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After completing this...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...writes, ‘no one would be in the grip of superstition’. [Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg] Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg. But rarely if ever is that the case. Instead, we inevitably encounter adversity and disappointment in pursuing what we want. Then we ‘vacillate wretchedly between hope and fear’, making us...
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