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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends
Science, Maths & Technology

Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends

...education, women are opting to work in sciences such as biology and medical sciences, rather than mathematics and physics. Historically, women have not enjoyed educational equality. Indeed, Oxford only began awarding degrees to women in the 1920s. Even today the number of women receiving degrees in mathematics is half that of men. In turn, this lack of access has seeded a...
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Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 1: Exploring sporting success: Introduction - Your starting point for this course is to look more closely at the range of factors that contribute to sporting success. By exploring the big picture, you will be able to see how coaching and psychology lie at the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Effective note taking
Education & Development

Effective note taking

...sense? Highlight important points: draw ‘boxes’ or ‘rings’ in colour round sections of notes to make them stand out. Add to your notes but only copy them out in ‘neat’ if you change the notes. [Wrexham University logo] This resource was provided by Wrexham University and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Video 5 mins
Discovering the dark side of the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering the dark side of the Moon

...and has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in journals of high-scientific standing. He currently chairs the UK-node of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) comprising of over 100 members from 15 UK higher education institutions. In the video below, Mahesh discusses the far side of the moon and why we need samples from it. Transcript...
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Video 40 mins
Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?
Education & Development

Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?

...Education and beyond). The project’s findings showed that a range of approaches to mentoring of student teachers are needed in order to be effective and that these need to be tailored according to the mentee-mentor dynamic. The project elicited thick descriptions of experience from participants by requesting them to bring an artefact (object, image or subtitle) which...
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TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils
Education & Development

TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils

...Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - Public Holiday Kwame tries to ensure that Ejike will not ruin his appraisal but Ejike ends up saving the day TESSA - The Smart Father Linus deals with bullying in a clever way. TESSA - The Lost Boy Ejike suffers from a crisis of confidence and runs away. TESSA - Seeking Help Florence helps a pupil overcome her shyness...
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A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...opener about the state of the weather is invariably followed by the comment that it wasn’t predicted correctly. Yet anecdotal evidence is misleading. The “skill” of a weather forecast is determined by measuring the correlation between a forecast weather map and what actually happened. This can be judged against the skill of a forecast based on statistical summaries...
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Article 5 mins