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Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Education & Development

Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent

...think about study or work, we get feedback in all aspects of our lives. Think about the friend that comments on your new haircut, or the praise we might get from completing a task. All of this is feedback. However feedback often feels more formal in your studies or at work. Study I work with many neurodivergent students and have carried out research with colleagues to...
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...think might be included in the term visual art? For the art historian, visual art is a broad category of study, including traditional fine arts, such as drawing, painting and sculpture, together with communication and design arts (for example, film, television, graphics and product design), architecture and environmental arts (for example, interior and landscape design)...
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...think about taking other courses. [The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport badge]...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is straightforward! Here’s what you have to do: read each session of the course score 50% or more in the two badge quizzes in Session 4 and Session 8. For all the quizzes, you can have three attempts at most of...
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Science, Maths & Technology

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...find out more about the Milky Way, the 30 or so galaxies that make up our local group and much more...Find out more You might be closer to a science degree than you think: find out if you're ready to study science with The Open University Discover more about Stargazing LIVE which returns to our screens to take us on a brand new journey of discovery through the night...
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Engineering your dream career
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering your dream career

...you ever considered a career in engineering? Perhaps this makes you think of dirty overalls, hard hats and a lot of maths. But in reality, engineering projects and job roles are much more diverse. Explore these 5 areas in engineering, detailing some of the unexpected roles involved and discover your dream job. Select the image above to start the interactive....
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...think about how you might address some of the arguments against including MFL on the curriculum. Reflection point Before continuing, reflect on what has influenced your own views of language learning and how these views have developed as a result of your experiences. For example, why did you decide to study languages beyond secondary school? Which aspects of the subject...
The moral equality of combatants
History & The Arts

The moral equality of combatants

...thinking about war, and the morality of war. To understand what philosophers have written in this area, we need to distinguish two things. The first is a tradition of thought, and the second an area of philosophical enquiry. The first, known as ‘the Just War Tradition ’ is a long historical tradition which is difficult to summarise in a non-controversial manner. It...
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...system whose primary energy source is coal. Useful electrical energy delivered to the home is much less than the primary energy used in generating it. This is due to losses through inefficiency at the power station, in transmission and in running household appliances. It is important to remember that the primary energy released by all forms of energy resources is not the...