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Ian McMillan's Writing Lab interviews: Mark Ravenhill on... play writing
History & The Arts

Ian McMillan's Writing Lab interviews: Mark Ravenhill on... play writing

...management speak, the kind of words that politicians are using this year, the kind of words that school kids are using this year. Every job, every profession, every social class has its own vocabulary, and they change year on year, and I think one of the jobs of a playwright is to listen to those and keep up to date with those. I think on the whole you instinctively...
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...managing their worry and building their confidence’. The capacity to understand, often intuitively, and ‘read’ the performer was highlighted by many of the research participants as a central feature of an effective coach-performer relationship. A human coach would likely be better at reading their gymnast’s body language and adapt their coaching to make the...
The life of Mama Elouise Edwards
History & The Arts

The life of Mama Elouise Edwards

...Manager, described Elouise’s influence in this way: She is a woman with a vision which she shares with those who are ready to support and improve the lives of others while pursuing issues that benefit the community. ... Her involvement and encouragement led to Moss Side being the cradle of community development in Manchester. She exchanged positive ideas about community...
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...managed to hijack it, got it to London . I don’t know what happened to the Wimbledon champions but we pinched their studio, it was a temporary one and we erected it inside the London Zoo so that I could have the animals there in a relaxed state. I could also let the animals live there, go in there during the day before the show, and in that way I could hope to...
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...management. Critics of ‘culturalist’ explanations, such as Brah (1992) and Hall et al. (2015), tend to attribute young black men's experience of mental health problems to the impact of institutional racism. However, even if the impact of racism is admitted, there are at least two distinctive ways in which it can be said to have impacted on mental health. One account...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of participation – which also displays your badge. This course has been produced as part of the Department for Education’s Flexible Learning Fund, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and with the kind support of Dangoor Education,...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision

...managers, etc., so it’s harder for them at the start. But as you see with the vulture film, it actually pays dividends, so as well as having hundreds of thousands of views it was featured on the BBC News as well as all sorts of other uptake. So the proof’s in the pudding and people loved it. Using archive for Green.TV I would say yes you can, it’s kind of taking it...
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...management, professional development, special needs, literacy, science, you know, personally I think it’s got everything that I need. Raj Martyn Robinson-Slater My name is Martyn Robinson-Slater. I now work at the International School of Bremen. I have been in the teaching profession for over 36 ... this is my 36th year of teaching. Using TES Connect I would say it...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs