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The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...think that football may differ from businesses usually considered more conventional, such as supermarkets like Sainsburys or Aldi. The business of football Pete Winkelman, Owner and chairman, MK Dons I think football is so different from any other kind of business, because I suppose fundamentally it‘s not a business. You don’t look at income and expenditure sheets in...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...think the risk is worth taking. Studies have shown athletes with a spinal cord injury who boost can get up to a 10 percent improvement in some races. "It's an extreme thing to do and we have to constantly remind athletes it's very dangerous," said Craig Spence, a spokesman for the International Paralympic Committee. The IPC banned the practice in 2004 and says it doesn't...
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Video 5 mins
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...Thinking about your opinions - In the first activity you are going to read two short extracts and examine your opinions on the subject of the texts. Activity 1 Task 1 Read Extracts 1 and 2 and consider to what extent you agree or disagree with the view of the authors. Extract 1 I have been teaching full time for over thirty years. During that span of time, one sees many,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Do challenges make learning more fulfilling - or off-putting?
Education & Development

Do challenges make learning more fulfilling - or off-putting?

...think of themselves and others as having some essence – some fixed or at least stable core. They tend to believe that this sense of “me” defines who they are, who they might become and how they’re likely to act over time. If people actually had this sort of fixed “essence” (and always acted in ways that fit that essence), the idea of motivation wouldn’t be...
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Article 5 mins
I-Spy: Episode 4
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-Spy: Episode 4

...has ‘crossed the line’ and sets up a meeting with Minnie...Transcript • What do you think about Oliver deciding to meet Minnie after his ‘discovery’ about Rihanna? • Is it OK to develop a strong emotional relationship with someone who is not your partner? Try a FREE course on some of the themes related to infidelity Take it further with The Open University...
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Video 5 mins
Enhancing learning and assessment with Artificial intelligence
Education & Development

Enhancing learning and assessment with Artificial intelligence

...ChatGPT into eLearning assessment processes to offer a dynamic and efficient way to evaluate student comprehension, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. By integrating ChatGPT, educators can create interactive assessments that simulate real-life scenarios, fostering deeper learning experiences. [Enhancing Learning and Assessment with AI] Download video transcript...
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Video 5 mins
Paul Williams - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Paul Williams - Earth in Vision

...thinking that there must be more out there. Palaeontology is what really got me into natural history. When I was eight I was on a school field trip and I found an ammonite on the beach in Lyme Regis. And the ammonite has been very precious to me ever since, and that allowed me to enter natural history through a palaeontological, a geological understanding of the earth and...
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Video 30 mins
Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?

...thinking. Between 1985 and 1987 new publications in psychology presented arguments for the social construction of a variety of topics from ‘the emotions’ through ‘lesbianism’ to ‘the person’. For my undergraduate dissertation, supervised by Rex Stainton Rogers, I used a technique called Q methodology to study the different discursive frames that people adopt...
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Article 5 mins