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Introducing Geography Matters
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Geography Matters

...Social Sciences...[Geography Matters, cartoon] Geography Matters is the name of a new initiative for everyone interested in knowing more about Geography, and how it is taught at the OU. What is Geography Matters It is a suite of short videos, posts and audios on topics that relate to The Open University's modules on geography, environmental studies and development –...
Young people making their own media
Education & Development

Young people making their own media

...social media have brought new opportunities for young people to tell their own stories, creating and sharing their own material with the world...Traditional media - like TV and film - often profits from young people: adults write stories about them, often without their involvement. These are, quite often, sensationalised portraits of youth, which may focus on the risky or...
The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London
Education & Development

The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London

...Social spaces Relationships Lessons learned during lockdown Hopes for the future The researchers are currently halfway through data collection of twenty-five participants and this project is a pilot to explore issues which are important to children and young people in a view to turn this into a larger project. The lives of Black children and young people are often...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...social science. It uses text, images and audio-visual media...Learn about autism, a complex and challenging long-term condition for many individuals and their families worldwide, and an aspect of human diversity to others. This free course, Understanding autism, introduces the autism spectrum, how it is experienced by different individuals and families, and why it is a...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Legacy of the Romantics
History & The Arts

Legacy of the Romantics

...social transition. It was a European phenomenon, and had an impact upon many spheres of thought and activity. Advocating freedom and independence, many artists and philosophers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries challenged the way people looked at the world, emphasizing the integrity of the individual and refusing to bow to convention. Blake, Coleridge,...
How Emma Raducanu’s parents strike the right balance: supporting your child athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

How Emma Raducanu’s parents strike the right balance: supporting your child athlete

...works so well? If we begin by looking back at Raducanu’s childhood, her parents provided the opportunity for her to try lots of different sports in addition to tennis, including ballet, swimming, horse riding, golf, skiing, and even motocross. Sampling a range of sports throughout childhood is argued to provide the best grounding both for progressing to a higher level...
Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity
OpenLearn Ireland

Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity

...social views regarding this new inward migration trend including a focus on refugees, asylum seekers and those from Ukraine. This period in time is not aligned with a wealthy prosperous Ireland like the Celtic Tiger years were, where there was plenty to go around for all, with deepening economic tensions, and many Irish living pay cheque to pay cheque and struggling to...
How radical was Martin Luther King?
History & The Arts

How radical was Martin Luther King?

...social message was his greatest claim to radicalism...[Martin Luther King Jr in 1964] Martin Luther King in 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform and redeem the United States. His birthday is celebrated as a national holiday. Tributes are paid to him on his death anniversary each April, and his legacy is...