3,189 search results
Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...working in an educational setting. It will explore some of the key issues around assessing geography in secondary schools to help you to reflect upon and develop your assessment practice as a teacher. You will also develop a greater awareness of how assessment can be used to help students to become more independent. This course is based on a learner-centred approach to...
View course Assessment in secondary geography
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park
Science, Maths & Technology

Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park

...work, and you get a call from home: “You know that fault on the sequential shunt unit? Looks like this Friday would be a good time to get it sorted. It’ll be easy to fix – just one bolt needs to be undone.” If you are handy about the house, undoing a bolt to change a bit of kit is easy and may just take five minutes. Unless the bolt is buried deep within the car...
View article Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park
Article 5 mins
Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?
Science, Maths & Technology

Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?

...worked with machines using XP. This is made far more concerning by the official end of Microsoft support for Windows XP in April 2014. While funding to ease the changeover through extended support and eventual move to a more modern operating system was made available, there are still many NHS computers running Windows XP. This is putting the safety and privacy of patients...
View article Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?
Article 5 mins
Do boys need male role models?
Education & Development

Do boys need male role models?

...work of female teachers, rather than challenging traditional gender norms. Until now there has been little research on the relationships between young men and professionals in care and support services, and limited examination of the impact (if any) of the gender of the worker. This has recently been addressed by the ‘Beyond Male Role Models’ research project, a...
View article Do boys need male role models?
Article 10 mins
Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...working in the international design world. Designers from Philips and IDEO explain how they formulate design plans, conduct market research and make design decisions. This material forms part of The Open University course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a...
View audio Design and Creativity
Audio 1 hr 39 mins
Current conversations about ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Current conversations about ageing

...work becoming more centralised in cities, more people going to college or university and increased access to family planning, have reduced family sizes in many countries. Fewer births means the number of people aged 60 and over is increasing and in some countries is already larger than the number of children in their population. Much of the current focus is on the...
View video Current conversations about ageing
Video 25 mins
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...works by Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and Mahler, we'll introduce you to a pianist, a small chamber group and a conductor who will explain how they create memorable performances from the notes on the page. Requirements This course is intended for anyone with an interest in music. You do not need to be able to read musical notation or play an instrument....Week 1:...
View course Understanding musical scores
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Promoting equality through the Arts
History & The Arts

Promoting equality through the Arts

...worked in partnership with IF: Milton Keynes International Festival to commission Australian theatre company Back to Back Theatre to bring its successful performance residency, The Democratic Set, to Milton Keynes. Back to Back Theatre worked collaboratively with local participants to create a film portrait of the city, which first screened at the Festival on 27 July...
View article Promoting equality through the Arts
Article 20 mins