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Practitioner research
Education & Development

Practitioner research

...approach their work? Working with specific groups of people What factors should you consider when working with particular demographics? Being a good researcher Being a successful researcher requires rigor and discipline Analysis Analysis of a subject can often be a stumbling block for researchers Write up and Dissemination How does one keep track of the original question?...
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Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?

...data to health authorities in Kerala and at the central government so that they can take steps to control Tiger moth lepidopterism with the help of our diagnostic kit,” he says. A. caricae is found in the Indo-Australian tropics up to Vanuatu, and its caterpillars are known to produce severe itching, especially amongchildren, the elderly and diabetics. Anjana Mohan, a...
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Prospecting for water on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Prospecting for water on the Moon

...analysis on those precious Moon soil and rock samples. Their findings suggest that the Moon not only contains water as a surface veneer, further concentrated in cold traps, but also within the interior of the Moon itself. The Open University is at the forefront of a new wave of missions to the Moon. I lead a team working with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop new...
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The Fourier Series
Science, Maths & Technology

The Fourier Series

...analysis encompasses a vast spectrum of mathematics which is often deemed confusing and sometimes frightening to those studying it. The tracks in this album aim to de-mystify the ideas behind the Fourier series and illustrate some of the numerous applications that exist, from telephony to stocking supermarket shelves. This material makes up part of the course MST209,...
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Language and Meaning: How We Learn
Languages

Language and Meaning: How We Learn

...difficulties In a Chinese University class, a teacher uses examples from signage around the world to illustrate linguistic misunderstandings in translations into English. Multimodal learning This video demonstrates multimodal analysis of classroom learning. Words and images This video demonstrates a multimodal analysis of the well-known fairy tale ‘Hansel and Gretel.’...
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Video 26 mins
Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts

...data. You should think about key numbers and data which help constructing evidence of how a t-shirt is produced, from raw cotton to our wardrobe...This free course, Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts, aims to describe what goes into making and selling t-shirts. Which resources, which markets, who is involved, the income people get, the income and value they...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Trump and Brexit: What do they owe to economists?
Society, Politics & Law

Trump and Brexit: What do they owe to economists?

...analysis and in the normative and political positions they take. But, while it is possible to find economists who believe that Brexit might boost UK productivity and growth – thanks to increased possibilities for deregulation and new trade deals – the majority believe it will be extremely difficult to compensate for the loss of full access to the EU single market and...
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Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?

...analysis of the data managed to tease out something else going on: buoyant blobs of gas bobbing around deep inside the sun, in a phenomenon called “G-waves” where G is short for gravity. (These are completely different to the “gravitational waves” from deep space discovered by LIGO, though.) The sound waves that pass through the sun are subtly changed in pitch by...
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