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From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator
Health, Sports & Psychology

From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator

...out laughing. My name is Mel: I’m 46 and mum to 2 children. Every day is a challenge and I feel like I am constantly juggling plates between work, studying, housework and being a mum. Childhood I was talking to my mum about my childhood, and discussing how busy our lives were. Like me, she was a single mum who was working full-time and studying. She explained how every...
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Impossible Peace 2: Thrown to the political wolves
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Thrown to the political wolves

...Out of their earshot, I recorded a piece to camera for Monday's lunchtime television news, including the words: Within two years there are plans to end Operation Banner - how the Army describes its support role to the police. And, with that, the Royal Irish Regiment will go. Its home based battalions here in Northern Ireland will be disbanded. In my first question to...
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Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...out more about The Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. _ Many contexts, one journey: a virtual fieldtrip across the Global South Click on the icons within the interactive feature below to watch the six short films. The map of the world is upside down to show the perspective from the Global South. @@PLUGINFILE@@/image-hotspots-1000.h5p Transcripts for...
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Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...out of context, trapped in the babble of noise social and mainstream media often create when addressing the politics and realities of migration? Inspired by this question Giota Alevizou and artist Lucia Scazzocchio worked together to animate the ‘art of listening’. ‘Beyond The Babble’ was an interactive and participatory audio-focused installation, part of the...
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Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...out more, the OU’s Andy Morris interviewed Nick Middleton about his book ‘An Atlas of Countries that Don't Exist’. Listen below, or read along with the transcript. Transcript Andy Morris Hello. I'm Andy Morris from the Geography Department at the Open University and I'm joined here today by Doctor Nick Middleton from Saint Anne’s College Oxford. Nick is a...
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More or Less: interview with Tim Harford
Science, Maths & Technology

More or Less: interview with Tim Harford

...out more about More or Less on Radio 4 Investigate free courses and articles about maths and statistics Learn how to read and interpret social data with our Postcode Patterns interactive 1) What's changed on More or Less over the years? Are there less statistical mistakes in the news these days? Transcript: "I hadn't noticed that, but you're probably right. And if that's...
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Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...out more about The Open University's Education Studies (Primary) qualification. Most contemporary theorists argue that cognitive processes need to be taken into account in order to explain how the social environment makes its mark on the child’s gender development and how the child plays an important role in directing his or her own gender development. Cognitive...
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MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU
Languages

MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU

...out more about the module options Applied linguistics and English language (EE817) Linking knowledge about the English language, how it is used, and the contexts in which it operates, this module explores the role of language in teaching and learning, business/professional communication, healthcare and many other real-life settings. You will develop a solid grounding in a...
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