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After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?

...Out Boy gig, 2007] Crowds circulate round the merchandise stand as support act Cobra Starship meet the fans following a 2007 Fall Out Boy gig The bomb attack on Manchester Arena comes at a time when the whole of the UK is on high terror alert. Across Europe, there recently have been a number of attacks using vehicles and knives – and that has focused many people’s...
The devil is in the (complex) detail
Health, Sports & Psychology

The devil is in the (complex) detail

...out of a meeting amidst denials of the analysis on the basis it was too ‘gloomy’. The high pace of the negotiation process - with less than 2 years of negotiation time to thrash out the issues - and with the polarisation of issues taking place via the group pressures operating within the UK government, are the ideal conditions for making decision-making biases more...
How does a Bill move through Parliament?
Society, Politics & Law

How does a Bill move through Parliament?

...out and copies of it are printed but no debate takes place. There will be a vote on whether the House wishes to consider the Bill further. What is a Second Reading? At a Second Reading, the general principles contained in the Bill are debated by MPs. Frequently the second reading stage is the point at which public attention becomes drawn to the proposal through press...
Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU
Languages

Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU

...out to explore how the flipped classroom methodology, that shifts the responsibility for learning strategies and, ultimately, the content of learning to the learner, can be applied to language modules at the Open University (OU). Distance learning at the OU already has much in common with the ‘Flipped Classroom’ methodology. The learning resources provided, for...
Dominic Ball testimonial
Education & Development

Dominic Ball testimonial

...out 100 which made me think, I need to understand where I’m going wrong. [PFA and OU logos] Achieving his goals "I started to engage with my tutors and other students, it made the experience more enjoyable. In my last year, I finally understood how to structure my essays and assignments – the penny dropped. I was averaging 70 per cent in my results." Dominic didn’t...
Virtual murder: Just a game?
History & The Arts

Virtual murder: Just a game?

...there is a relevant difference between the two cases: the one if pornography and the other is not. That still raises the question: if there are no real world consequences (and the jury is still out on that one) then do moral considerations apply in the make-believe world – whether about violence or about sex? Find out more about ethics, philosophy and the digital world...
Effective digital pedagogy: new ways of engaging students
Education & Development

Effective digital pedagogy: new ways of engaging students

...out more about The Open University's Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Wales Transcript Utilising technology in new and innovative ways can develop new pedagogies and new approaches to developing learning. Moving beyond the desktop screen and keyboard with the widespread use of mobile technology allows the integration of the environment with technology in creative...
Is trick-or-treating legal or not?
Society, Politics & Law

Is trick-or-treating legal or not?

...out trick-or-treating unsupervised (either alone or with friends of a similar age), or with adult supervision. Again, it is the responsibility of parents to make the decision for their own children about appropriate supervision. There is equally no restriction on the timing of Halloween activities, although again, for children it is the parents who decide when their child...