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Gravity die casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Gravity die casting

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications [Image of die and cores (where applicable) sprayed with mould coat.] 1. Die and cores (where applicable) sprayed with mould coat. Mould heated using gas burners and die lubricant sprayed on. [Image of die parts assembled and clamped, and metal poured into runner.] 2. Die parts assembled and clamped, and metal poured...
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Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...Open University examinines teachers’ perceptions and practices, as well as children’s own experiences, of reading pedagogy...In the light of the House of Commons Education Committee Inquiry into the purpose and quality of education, I’ve been pondering on the primary profession’s long-term goals for teaching reading in England. Do teachers aim to develop readers...
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Danielle Martin
Education & Development

Danielle Martin

...Open University. As she says, ‘I’ve become a lifelong learner!’...[Danielle Martin]Danielle is studying for a BSc in Psychology at The OU, starting her third module in October 2022, but it all started almost 20 years ago very differently, as she explained to us: ‘I attended a brick university to study for a BA in History and Politics. Unfortunately, the...
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Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society
Society, Politics & Law

Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society

...Open University...Although you are likely to have dealt with both male and female call centre agents, the fact is that 71% of workers in the global call centre industry are female. Dubbed the “female ghetto” or, more positively, “female-friendly workplaces”, women are significantly over-represented in call centres. The reason for this is linked to one of the...
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Introducing Geography Matters
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Geography Matters

...Open University's modules on geography, environmental studies and development – though we hope that students who aren't studying those topics will also find them interesting. Geography Matters will launch on 21 March. Among other items, there'll be a short post on Europe's borders, a video about a seedbank in north Norway and its links to wartorn Syria, and an audio...
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Machiavelli and Political power
Society, Politics & Law

Machiavelli and Political power

...Open University Philosophy Department. A specialist in political philosophy, here he gives Ever Wondered? political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli’s tips to climbing the greasy pole to power. "Politics is about power and we all know that power corrupts. So should politicians have a different moral code to the rest of us? Certainly, according to the book The Prince by...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. [Observatorio del Teide in Tenerife] Denny High School in Scotland has been helping to develop and test an ambitious and innovative new course - Astronomy with an online telescope. The eight-week badged course allows participants the unique opportunity to use one of The Open University’s two telescopes located at the...
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Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

...Open University, I was intrigued by the various staff networks available. There seemed to exist these autonomous, staff-led spaces where individuals with shared experiences could meet to support, motivate, listen to, and be heard by each other. The network for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff appealed to me, and after attending my first meeting I wanted to become...
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