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'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...students at all levels of education (for US achievement gaps related to race/ethnicity see Ladson-Billings, 2006, for gender/race see Reardon et al., 2019, for gaps related to socio-economic status/class/race see Carter and Weiner, 2013; for UK achievement gaps related to race/ethnicity see Stevens, 2007, for gender, ethnicity and social class see Strand, 2014) and...
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Article 10 mins
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions

...student Andreas Wernecke explores Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions. ...I am a PhD student at The Open University and I am currently in the extraordinarily lucky situation that a part of my research is published and gains quite some attention from the research community and media alike. The study has been led by one of my supervisors, Tamsin...
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Geometry
Science, Maths & Technology

Geometry

...becomes less so. It then becomes a right angle, and subsequently gets much blunter until the two arms form a straight line. Then it starts to turn back upon itself, passing through a three-quarter turn and, when the rotating arm gets back to the start, it rests on top of the fixed arm again. The most common unit for expressing angles is degrees, denoted by °, with a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
How can you take your teaching online?
Education & Development

How can you take your teaching online?

...What works in a classrooom or lecture theatre may not work online. Have an understanding of the types of technology used by disabled students and the challenges they face in this free course: Still looking for inspiration? Check out some examples of our most popular free courses, interactives and animations for inspiration on how to present your teaching online....
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Article 5 mins
Exploring Sports
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Sports

...Student Sophie Troiano describes how being a competitive fencer can be hard while still studying An interview with a judo athlete As one of the young hopefuls for 2012, Colleen Kerr has been practising judo for 12 years and clarifies how important nutrition is in a weight categorised sport An interview with a paraglider David Snowdon has been paragliding for 15 years, 13...
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Audio 52 mins
Women in Science
Science, Maths & Technology

Women in Science

...student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found. Rosalind Franklin Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin. Gertrude Elles Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at The Open University, Dr Sandy Smith nominates...
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Audio 46 mins
Herodotus 'The Histories'
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories'

...become research historians. Our word for ‘history’ comes from the Greek word historia (or historiê in some dialects), meaning ‘enquiry’, which Herodotus uses right at the beginning of his narrative. In these activities, we try to show that history is really a matter of ‘open enquiry’. If you want to really understand the past, you have to research it, not...
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Activity 5 mins
My career goal: digital
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: digital

...becoming more and more important. The free courses below explore some ways in which you can take advantage of these skills. More Creative suites and software In extension to computing use, an understanding of software development – no matter your area of work – will enable you to review working systems critically and effectively. The range of free courses below give...
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Article 20 mins