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Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel
History & The Arts

Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel

...study in arsenic, Strong Poison. But no crime novelist wrote about poison with such knowledge and enthusiasm as Christie, who once said: “Give me a decent bottle of poison and I’ll construct the perfect crime.” In fact, at the time that Christie began work on A Mysterious Affair at Styles, she had been working as a wartime nurse, had been employed in a hospital...
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Article 5 mins
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Encouraging book talk in the school library: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: clarify ideas on literacy criticism explore with pupils what makes a good book produce a range of writing frames to encourage pupils to write book reviews encourage pupils to follow some...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...skills and capabilities required to meet your objectives in the post-pandemic hybrid working world and will take a holistic approach to wellbeing and sustainability, drawing on the Well-being Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. Throughout the course there are documents, reports and articles. While you are encouraged to read these, the timings for activities will provide...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
Supporting student-led research
Education & Development

Supporting student-led research

...Studies Council (FSC). The FSC is the leading provider of geography and biology fieldwork for schools and continuing professional development for practitioners; and welcome over 60,000 students on geography courses at its UK wide network of centres each year. The CRC provides resources, teaching materials and guidance to support student-led research. This partnership...
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Article 10 mins
Co-designing professional learning to address evolving challenges
Education & Development

Co-designing professional learning to address evolving challenges

...A finding that aligns with our TELT impact study’s insight shows that confidence was the main takeaway for teachers participating in the programme (Figure 3). [Image 3 TELT impact study – key areas of impact of this professional learning] Figure 3 TELT impact study – key areas of impact of this professional learning [Co Designing Professional Learning] Transcript...
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Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...Studies department offers a course called “Exploring religion: Places, Practices, Texts and Experiences”. In one part of this course we ask students to study a film of a group of Muslim friends discussing Ramadan as they eat together. A significant focus of their conversation is the foods that they associate with Ramadan from their upbringing in different countries...
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Using and managing waste
Science, Maths & Technology

Using and managing waste

...studies were chosen, and Dr Suresh Nesaratnam gives an overview of the academic context in which waste management is studied. The material forms part of The Open University course T210 Environmental control and public health... Using and managing waste A brief introduction to this album Waste Minimisation Cutting down the amount of waste we create per household is our...
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Audio 1 hr 17 mins
International Development: microcredit and migration
Science, Maths & Technology

International Development: microcredit and migration

...studies, and unpicks some of the issues that emerge. This material is taken from The Open University course TU871 Development: context and practice... International development: microcredit and migration Introducing the album's content Small change for a better world Micro-credit unions, how they work and how they are empowering women in Glasgow to start their own small...
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Audio 1 hr 50 mins