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Education & Development
Pathways To Success in Higher Education
For use in conjuction with the 'Pathways to Success' guide created by The Open University in Wales.
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Education & Development
The exclusion debate: Discussion hub
Everyone has a right to education. But how do you manage to deliver that when pupils have been excluded?
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Languages
Advanced German: Language, culture and history
If you already have a good working knowledge of the German language, this course will help to improve your language skills, knowledge of German-speaking societies and intercultural competence. It will also develop your critical and analytical skills as you study the geography and dialects of the regions of Germany.
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Education & Development
Practitioner research
How does a researcher collate and analyse information? What are the best methods of investigating/examining a question?
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Education & Development
Child of Our Time: Activities
Try OpenLearn activities and downloads made for previous Child of Our Time series.
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Education & Development
Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction
How has research into children's literacy shaped the iPad and iPhone Our Story application?
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Education & Development
English: Personal Experiences
How has the English language influenced your life? How would you define your relationship with English? In this collection these questions are explored by Poet Benjamin Zephaniah, writer Sindiwe Magona, and author Jung Chang amongst others. They discuss the impact of the language; and describe the part English has played in their life. For many ...
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Education & Development
Darllen a gwneud nodiadau (Reading and taking notes)
Mae darllen, gwrando a meddwl fel rhan o'ch astudiaeth yn aml yn mynd law yn llaw â gwneud nodiadau o ryw fath. Fe welwch fod sawl ffordd wahanol o ddarllen a sawl ffordd wahanol o wneud nodyn o rywbeth. Yn dibynnu ar eich sefyllfa, efallai y byddwch yn darllen yn fwy neu'n llai am rywbeth, neu efallai y byddwch yn canolbwyntio ar un adran ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What's your personality profile?
What's your personality type - and how does it compare with other people? Find out with our family-friendly personality profiler.
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Education & Development
Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning
What significant processes occur in infancy for development and learning? How does cultural environment influence individual development? And how do infants begin to develop their understanding of other people? On this album, international experts present their perspectives on the ways infants and young children enter the social and cultural ...
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Education & Development
Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy
What happens if children aren’t making progress with language and literacy, and what sort of learning impairments might be the cause? How can the study of children’s thinking help us to understand these learning difficulties? This album offers insights into some of the problems faced by children with the developmental disorders dyslexia, poor ...
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Education & Development
Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds
What can current theories about children’s learning and development contribute to the development of new teaching and learning methods in schools? And how are new digital technologies changing the ways children think and learn? This album introduces two elements of The Open University's presence in the virtual world Second Life™ and explores the...