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Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...social motivation for reading (Cremin et al., 2014). In order to nurture a love of reading, schools can work to foster such reader relationships and child-initiated networks. Some schools pair up older and younger readers to read and discuss books together regularly, as peer involvement can be motivational and lead to peer-assisted learning (Topping et al., 2016). Other...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...social construction. Yet we know that in our contemporary world and in history, this construction has real consequences. From enslavement and colonisation to resistance and revolution, the stories of people of colour are often left untold in accounts of the past. This free course, Historical perspectives on race, will introduce you to ideas and scholarship dealing with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
How might Brexit affect Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit affect Scotland?

...Social researcher, Mark Differley, and writer for Scottish Centre on European Relations, Kirsty Huges, analyse the impact of Brexit on Scotland. Can Scotland negotiate a separate EU referendum deal? Transcript Social researcher, Mark Differley, and writer for Scottish Centre on European Relations, Kirsty Huges, explore how the relationship between the Europian Union and...
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What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...work your way through this course, you will have the chance to participate in both reading and writing activities and experience for yourself what happens to you when you read....What happens to you when you read?: Introduction - Reading as a form of entertainment has a long history. Not only does a good book entertain us though, it can be an activity that brings us...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...work experience a caring attitude and sense of social awareness; for example, through voluntary work in a hospice a sense of responsibility; for example, through a role such as team captain or head of a society a balanced approach to life; for example, having interests outside of your studies evidence of self-directed learning; for example the Baccalaureate Individual...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
1722 to 2021 - a history of Scotland's railway
Society, Politics & Law

1722 to 2021 - a history of Scotland's railway

...the development of Scotland's railway industry? Find out in this brief interactive guide to key points in its history. ...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. The magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct, built between 1897 and 1901. Click the icons to reveal key events. Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content...
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Between humanity and space
Science, Maths & Technology

Between humanity and space

...social aspects of the work we do, we could be reinforcing inequality. That would be sad, because space is a shared human … space, isn’t it? I've never met a person who hates space. Everyone on the planet has a relationship to space. That’s heart-warming. When I look up at the stars, I feel humble in that grandness. I am part of the universe experiencing the...
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What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
Science, Maths & Technology

What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?

...working poor rely almost exclusively on cash, with about 97 percent of all transactions involving an exchange of rupees. With 93 percent of the country working in informal off-the-books jobs, most transactions entail personalized relationships rather than standardized forms of legal contract or corporate institutions. My own research on the persistence of Delhi’s...
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