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Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...Palgrave MacMillan, reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses. Copyright © 2016, The Open University...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 1: Ethics, trust and academic community: why?: Introduction - In this first session, you will explore the ideas around ethics, trust and academic community, i.e. the ‘why’ behind the importance of producing your own work. The session has been divided into...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
History & The Arts

Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?

...educated liberal elite, and the valuation of common sense over theory. Anti-intellectualism pervades our wider culture: soft drink commercials show boring university lectures explode into joyous life when someone cracks open a can; the recently established “Which University?” suggests that higher education is a decision similar to buying a washing machine. But Holmes?...
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Article 5 mins
Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees

...opens your mind to the different means by which knowledge is created or presented. The academic practice and knowledge which surrounds each subject can also be called a ‘discipline’ (see figure 1 here for related terminology around studying more than one discipline). It is worth remembering that many academic disciplines are ‘constructions’ themselves, that they...
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Article 10 mins
Titty or Tatty: What's in a name?
Languages

Titty or Tatty: What's in a name?

...educational principles (e.g. it was debated as to whether the children would be shown on-screen sailing without their life jackets), one might argue that keeping the character’s original name would invite inquiry from children viewers, broaden their perspectives, and open their minds to the meaning of language while at the same time conveying the innocence of a past...
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Article 5 mins
The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...education provision and imposed policies. The ‘Berwick Report’ calls for the NHS to embrace ‘wholeheartedly an ethic of learning’ from failures and near misses. The point is to understand how organizational factors may prompt people to make errors, or prevent them from being noticed early enough. The report argues that the ability to actually achieve this culture...
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Article 10 mins
Stargazing on a budget
Science, Maths & Technology

Stargazing on a budget

...Open University makes the following recommendations: "4" to 5" reflector telescopes: many imported Russian ones are available for under £300. Pros: They are cheap, sturdy and have good optics (i.e. give very sharp images). Cons: They are heavy and not very portable, difficult to upgrade, and rather basic. Celestron and Meade have a variety of 5" and below reflectors...
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Article 5 mins
Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...season, the smells that meet your nose, how the temperature feels on your skin and savour being in that particular moment. Transcript This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage. Like this? Try our FREE courses...
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Article 10 mins