Christine Viney

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I am a retired nurse midwife and health visitor I have worked mostly in UK but also for some years in India . for the last 25 years I have also been a foster carer . I love learning new things .

Location UK

Achievements

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Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation

The Open University

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Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture

University of Liverpool

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Ageing Well: Falls

Newcastle University

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Basic Science: Understanding Numbers

The Open University

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Good brain, bad brain: basics

University of Birmingham

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World War 1: Trauma and Memory

The Open University

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Exploring Play: The Importance of Play in Everyday Life

The University of Sheffield

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Introduction to Forensic Science

University of Strathclyde

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The Mind is Flat: the Shocking Shallowness of Human Psychology

The University of Warwick

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The Discovery of the Higgs Boson

The University of Edinburgh

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Good Brain, Bad Brain: Parkinson's Disease

University of Birmingham

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How to Read a Mind

The University of Nottingham

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Moons

The Open University

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In the Night Sky: Orion

The Open University

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What is Character? Virtue Ethics in Education

University of Birmingham and The Jubilee Centre

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Caring for Vulnerable Children

University of Strathclyde and CELCIS

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Monitoring Climate from Space

European Space Agency

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Ebola in Context: Understanding Transmission, Response and Control

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Muslims in Britain: Changes and Challenges

Cardiff University

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Inside Cancer: How Genes Influence Cancer Development

University of Bath

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The Genomics Era: the Future of Genetics in Medicine

St George's, University of London

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Nutrition and Wellbeing

University of Aberdeen

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Liver Disease: Looking after Your Liver

University of Birmingham

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Childhood in the Digital Age

The Open University

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Understanding Drugs and Addiction

King's College London

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Food as Medicine

Monash University

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First Aid for Adults

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Activity

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    Hostage to History? Slavery, then and today

    all these things can contain truth as well as miss information we need to look for truth and not just judge by what we think to day.

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    Please introduce yourself

    I am retired and interested in learning more.

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    Case Study

    Pete and Johnathan have both broken laws

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    What is crime?

    against the law

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    Meet the Educators

    interest

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    Introduce yourself

    I am just interested in exploring new things

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    Introduce yourself!

    mostly new just interested

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    Week 3: Closing thoughts

    thank you

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    Welcome to the course!

    retired but wanting to keep up to date and learnnew things

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    Why are you here?

    the course sounds interesting

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    Welcome

    I look forward to this course

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    Introduce yourself

    I am retired but in my working life worked with many woman who experianced violence I would like to learn more about the subject.

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    Welcome to the course

    with all the news I would like to learn more

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    What does Climate Change mean to you?

    our world the patient needs diagnosis treatment cure.

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    Introduce yourself

    I am a retired nurse and have been a fortercarer for 25 years although now retired I am very interested in this topic.

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    What does Chinese Culture mean to you?

    Ihave always been interested in china and would like to know more

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    Introduce yourself

    I am retired and am interested in misrepresentation of both women and men in the media.

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    Poetry and its therapeutic use

    I love to read the Psalms .

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    Here’s the key to...

    This reminds me of the apple eaten by Eve after being tempted by the serpent in the garden of Eden in the Bible. thank k

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    Time to introduce yourself

    I'm Christine retired nurse always open to learning new things.

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    Week 1 round-up

    In the New Testament St Peter was recognised by his galilean accent which was not admired .

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    Well, hello!

    Ithought this course was interesting and not a subject that I had look at .So I am looking forward to learning lots of new tings.

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    How's it going so far?

    very interesting making me want to learn more

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    Welcome to our virtual field school

    I would like to learn something new.

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    Acknowledgements

    thank you a very good course

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    What does COVID-19 mean to you?

    I am 70plus so have been staying at home which has caused me to loose time reality time passes very fast one day is the same as another .But my friends and family phone frequently and I keep busy with my hobbies.

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    Acknowledgements

    Thank you

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    DNA replication mistakes

    A bit over my head!

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    The root of the tree is a wheel

    Unable to see video

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    Do you think it is possible for a system to bridge theology and science?

    As a Christian I believe God is in everything including science.

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    Life and work of Ramon Llull

    Looking foreward to learning something new and seeing God in what Llull is saying.

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    Is the digital an opportunity or a threat for culture?

    I use on line very little as Ido not trust it.

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    Tell us where you are

    UK

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    Please introduce yourself

    I am a retired nurse and Health visitor with a BSc from the O.U I would like to update my knowledge.

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    Mystery object

    C

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    The Tudors?

    Henry 8th and religion in UK interests me But really I am interested in every thing.

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    Tools of the trade: understanding acid-base reactions and resonance

    Would it not be easyer to discribe this with details from the atom in phisics?

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    How expectations create goosebumps

    The words made me feel so sad.

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    What is your understanding of music psychology?

    Sounds very interesting

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    Introduce Yourself

    I thought I would try something different that I know nothing about

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    Video of emergent behaviour on a festival

    Times schools start when it is known teenagers work better if classes are much larger in the day.

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    Week summary

    Still trying to work everything out

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    The tri-hexaflexagon

    Thank you

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    The tri-hexaflexagon

    Help I do not have a printer what can I do?

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    I think heritage is…

    Things from the past we need to preserve and remember

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    Introductions

    As children apeare to see things in different ways through the influence of IT I would like to understand how they are thinking.

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    Stereotyping and prejudice

    I was very concerned about your remark about Christians. Muslims and Jews also believe in one God . Is no-one now able to have a belief ?

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    What is your understanding of the term 'refugee'?

    No home orcountry

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    Your food waste solution

    If we just purchased the food we know we will eat in the next few days But I know I like to stock up but then food is passed ltd sell by date before I use it

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    Radiation and greenhouse gases

    Can solar panels really cause problems?

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    Who should be responsible for public health?

    everyone

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    Weather Lore

    It is great you quoted the

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    End of Week 1

    I am finding not even having a quiz unless I upgrade when in the past I purchased many certificates but I am now retired and just enjoy doing courses of interest the quizzes is part of the course Is the message now no more free courses ?

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    Historical truth and historical fiction

    I do not read historical fiction as I get very annoyed that they are not the real truth.

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    What can we thank the Victorians for?

    I agree

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    How's it going so far?

    little by little a picture is building up thank you for all this new information

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    What is Metabolomics?

    I look forward to all this detail being explained so that I can understand this exciting subject.

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    Tell us about yourself

    I am interested in learning anything new

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    Questions on Week 3 Quizzes

    Everything takes so long and is full of trick questions I only wanted to improve my maths not do a degree or spend about 8 hours a week to cover the work.

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    Questions on Week 2 Quizzes

    reading the questions takes a lot of concentration

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    The digital model

    unable to get the program

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    Welcome to the course

    I am interested in knowing more about Rome as it is mentioned in the new Testament and may give a deeper understanding to what was happening in NT times

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    Poverty, antiquities, human rights: debating 'subsistence looting'

    when there is no other way to survive can these people be punished for taking what they may feel belongs to them anyway.

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    Finding your own rock

    Sorry unable to do this

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    Why am I here? Introducing your educator

    Christine I am interested in learning something new.

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    What brings you here?

    I am Christine retied but very keen to keep up to date with what is a very exiting area genetics

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    End of topic chat

    some of questions not covered in the course

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    Decision making in a digital society

    A lot of people are left out when digital tec is used .

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    Week 2 round up

    I like the Government being held to account by the committees .

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    What does Parliament mean to you?

    Bills discussion law

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    Novel sulfonylurea drugs?

    I am confused I understand the general principal then get lot

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    Where does glucose get stored in our body?

    How wonderful our bodies are made when you see all the detail in just one type of cell.

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    Introduce yourself

    As a retired nurse I want to find out about up to date information on drugs.

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    Discussing poetry for stress relief

    I love the pictures of nature

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    Discussing your reading habits

    As a retired lady I enjoy reading to catch up with new things and what is going on in the world I also enjoy relaxing with a good book .

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    Summarising your learning

    I am greatly concerned about what is, and how things can work out. But I feel I also need to know what is happening too keep up to date.

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    How did you do?

    I under estimated so many facts

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    Is dieting the answer?

    I have been on many diets over the years and find it takes a lot of emotional and mental energy to stick to a diet, in times of stress it is very difficult.

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    Perception and memory

    I was mostly positive but think the situation I was in at the time would influence this.

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    An introduction to perception

    the tick of the clock the rain on the window watching the drops on the window pane while I enjoy sitting in a nice comfortable chair warm and cozy.

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    Community inclusion

    Very helpful advice in the video.

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    Introduction to What is a Mind?

    I am looking forward to learning more in this course .I am a Christian and have found personally that my faith has given me the reasons for living my life.

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    Where addiction science and treatment will be in 3 years' time

    I hope in 3 years time money will still be available for research sharing and implementing findings.

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    The future of addiction science and treatment

    I feel knowing about enviraments and how they can affect and influence a person to take, not to take, or to stop taking drugs.

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    Our model of inclusive education

    Christine I have a daughter with a learning disability I also have fostered children with disabilities. I was also discriminated as a slow learner at school.

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    Cannabis and psychosis

    All drugs have side effects the problem seems to be getting young people to believe this enough to no take them.

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    Genetic and environmental factors

    We can not change genetic factors so it is more important to expose our children to good environmental factors to help prevent problems from drug addiction.

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    Introduce yourself

    I have looked at my recent family history but would like a deeper look into who we are and were.

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    What data are we generating and how can we use it?

    I understand that supermarkets collect data from what we buy and how we shop to get us to buy more.

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    Welcome to the course

    I am interested in knowing what this is all about and who will know what about me.

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    How has your perception of Burns changed?

    I now know more about him

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    Task: locate something Burns-related near you

    nothing I know of in Berks UK

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    Have you been vaccinated?

    I have an annual vaccination and have for over 20 years some years it works other years like last year it gave me no protection at all.

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    Discuss what Burns means to you

    I understand that Burns joined the Masons which must have influenced him

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    Introduction to Week 1

    A lot of information it will be fun to unpick them.

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    Wrapping up

    I enjoyed the course but it will take me time to digest every thing .

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    Listing your identities exercise

    I am a Christian, widow retired nurse and foster carer

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    Dark energy, vacuum energy?

    a lot to try to take in and picture

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    Wrapping up week 3

    I hope this all comes together I just have bits of to me unrelated information Looking forward to next week.

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    Patient information leaflets

    I read them I feel the patient needs to take some responcibility for their care if the drugs is suitable for them and how to take it.