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Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...creative approaches, which can enhance pupils’ experience of learning a language. It concludes by proposing some ways to promote pupils’ use of metacognitive skills and to develop pupils to independent language learners. As you work through the activities you will be encouraged to record your thoughts on an idea, an issue or a reading, and how it relates to your...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...creativity in geography. The final section explores opportunities and challenges related to teaching controversial issues. This course is based on a learner-centred approach to teaching, which is underpinned by a constructivist view of learning – that learners construct knowledge and understanding for themselves through activities and experiences. Now listen to an...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...creativity … reduce crime and antisocial behaviour Words: 0 Thinking about your own experiences, write three bullet points that capture what you think influences your ideas about the purposes of education...Supporting children’s learning in primary education today: 1.2 An overview of primary education today - In each UK nation – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...write well. I also learned how to collaborate with people from different backgrounds and with different expertise, and how to manage projects, both in terms of time, for example if I needed to use a particular experimental facility that was only available within very strict time limits, or to ensure I could bring my work to a successful conclusion within budget. There are...
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Article 10 mins
Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year

...write and pronounce basic Chinese words to celebrate Chinese New Year?...According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, we enter the Year of the Ox on 12 February 2021. Because of its role in agriculture, the Ox is a valued animal in Chinese culture. Characteristics, such as being hardworking, diligent, dependable, honest and strong are attributed to the Ox. Each Chinese Lunar...
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Article 5 mins
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How OpenLearn uses third-party content

...Creative Commons licence for others to re-use Before publication, the content will be reviewed by the original academic to ensure there are no problems from an academic perspective - e.g. citing discredited research Before publication, the content will be reviewed by a member of the editorial team to ensure there are no compliance problems with the piece - e.g. copyright...
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Article 5 mins
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...write some personal observations in text boxes. You can download all the comments you capture in the course by using 'download answers' which appears when you first save a comment in the course. Completing the text boxes is an essential part of this course to demonstrate your active participation – but because situations vary from school to school, answers will vary,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Thought and Experience
History & The Arts

Thought and Experience

...creativity; consciousness. The interviews contain lively debates from differing philosophical viewpoints, discussions about theoretical thought experiments and the examination of theories developed by philosophers such as Aristotle, Decartes, Galileo, and Hume as well as predictions regarding the future of philosophy. This material forms part of the course AA308 Thought...
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Audio 5 hrs 8 mins