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Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...English town you are likely to see sooner or later a plaque indicating that the town is twinned with another European town. But what is the meaning of this practice? After the Second World War, which pitched European state against European state, a number of countries, particularly France and Germany, decided to bring the European peoples together and put an end to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Ratio, proportion and percentages
Science, Maths & Technology

Ratio, proportion and percentages

...everyday life. This free course is designed to help you become more familiar with how figures can be manipulated, then you can check whether that discount really is as big as they claim!...From politics to cookery, ratios, proportions and percentages are part of everyday life. This free course is designed to help you become more familiar with how figures can be...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...everyday activities split brain people can operate normally because they can move their eyes and make sure that incoming information is available to both hemispheres. Occasionally odd behaviours do occur, especially in the early days after surgery. A patient might find that they are buttoning up a shirt with one hand and unbuttoning it with the other hand or that their...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...everyday slights, indignities, put downs and insults that people of colour, women, LGBT populations or those who are marginalized experience in their day-to-day interactions with people’ (Sue, 2015). Sue initially identified three broad types of microaggression which go some way in helping to categorise these offences: Shifts in attitude and tolerance may make it hard...
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Article 5 mins
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...English Channel. But why do people decide to take on such extreme feats of endurance and to what extent is the body able to support them before reaching exhaustion? Using a multidisciplinary perspective you will explore these questions and reach a better understanding of what the human body is capable of. This OpenLearn course is an example of level 1 study in Sport and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...English are still important, and they should be. However, the Industrial Revolution required learners with these skills because the focus of employment during this period was to expand mechanically, technically and scientifically and this required the knowledge and skills required from these subjects. To make learning and assessment easier, where assessment of learning...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago

...everyday (the user chooses between the photos of other users in their area by swiping right for those that they dig and swiping left on those that they don't to move to the next one). The app is said to be worth $5 billion, despite criticism on its addictive gaming style and a culture of users wanting casual sex, not relationships. Looking for love? Or maybe you're in a...
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Article 10 mins
Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Society, Politics & Law

Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology

...everyday choices in a state of blissful unawareness. It speaks to a model of the public as benign automatons, who are mildly feckless but mostly desiring to be healthier but without exerting too much effort or experiencing any discomfort. It is therefore perfectly legitimate to ‘nudge’ them towards choices that lead to better health or to reduced harms. This is not to...
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Article 15 mins