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...research, where adults develop narratives to better understand key points of their learning lives. You will plan and carry out a brief, informal interview with a colleague, and your colleague will interview you, on themes of learning and work. To complete this OpenLearn course you will write a short draft of the key points of the interview and reflect on your own learning...

...research studies in order to understand complex ideas – in this instance, the influence of culture on children’s learning. Finally, the course closes by looking specifically at ‘stay and play’ or ‘parent and toddler’ sessions, so that you can consider whether family learning changes as children begin to attend organised groups away from their home environment....

...research evidence, that is, what studies show about the relationships between technology and children. This evidence can help us reflect on our perceptions of how digital technologies influence children’s development and inform as to how best to support children when interacting with them. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E232...

...research findings in this controversial area. Is technology beneficial or detrimental to child development? Does screen time lead to increased distractibility, obesity and loneliness? Or does it offer opportunities for autonomy and experimentation beyond anything imagined when I was growing up? As the generation gap widens between adults and children’s understanding of...