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Treezilla
Society, Politics & Law

Treezilla

...The OpenScience Laboratory. It was initiated by researchers, scientists & educators and encourages people to participate through an online platform and research & learning. Treezilla is national in orientation and concerned with environment & sustainability. It was launched in June 2013 and is ongoing. Contact details Email treezilla@open.ac.uk or michael.dodd@open.ac.uk...
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Activity 5 mins
Lord David Puttnam on New Media Opportunities
OpenLearn Ireland

Lord David Puttnam on New Media Opportunities

...narrowcasting’ rather than ‘broadcasting’ could be very good news for the OU, providing they choose delivery partners with the same strategic public service objectives, endeavour to make their content more relevant, and embrace innovative new approaches to learning... Lord Puttnam on New Media Lord Puttnam talks new opportunities in broadcasting and education...
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
Get Started

Using OpenLearn as an OU Student

...Open University (OU), and if you are an OU student there are lots of ways that OpenLearn can support your formal studies. As well as enabling you to research your next module, find additional study materials and develop study skills, your OpenLearn profile links to your OU student profile to help showcase all of your achievements together. Using OpenLearn as an Open...
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Sounds harmonious
Science, Maths & Technology

Sounds harmonious

...Open University's Alan Graham shares his wealth of knowledge on the relationship between music and math, demonstrates many easy-to-follow theories and examples, and performs several pieces of traditional music with his band Betty's Kitchen. This material forms part of The Open University course MU120 Open mathematics... Sounds harmonious As per album description Music and...
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Audio 24 mins
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Unlocking core skills for personal and professional growth: Introduction - Have you observed a growing trend in recent years where job advertisements and requirements emphasise core skills and personal qualities? For example, a job description for a role at...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...education and in society in general. Lurraine Jones looks at the politicisation of Black hair and microaggressions experienced by Black women. ...Google ‘Unprofessional Hairstyles for Women’. Now have a look at ‘Professional Hairstyles for Women’. Notice anything? In a popular magazine article about the understudied relationship between Black women and their hair,...
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There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!
Health, Sports & Psychology

There is a biological reason why teenagers struggle to wake up early!

...Open University's Honorary Associate in Sleep, Circadian and Memory Neuroscience, Dr Paul Kelley...In societies the world over, teenagers are blamed for staying up late, then struggling to wake up in the morning. While it’s true that plenty of teenagers (like many adults) do have bad bedtime habits, researchers have long since proven that this global problem has a...
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Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...Education at The Open University explores whether children are given enough autonomy when it comes to writing...Over the last three months the Craft of Writing team, (Debra Myhill and I, Becky Swain, Becky Coles and Sara Venner) have been recruiting schools to this new project. Funded by EEF and the RSA, it’s a partnership study between the OU, the University of Exeter...
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