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Learning to change
OpenLearn Ireland

Learning to change

...the value of life experience and describe how they managed their studies alongside other commitments. Benefit through Learning What the future holds. Adult learners reflect on how their studies have furthered their careers and changed their attitude to life. Johari Windows A technique that helps you create notes about yourself and creates a basis for decision making....
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Video 22 mins
Decolonising computing?
Digital & Computing

Decolonising computing?

...project is a concern to disclose what might be described as the operation of a tacit ‘racialised colonial governmentality’ within hegemonic (that is, dominant mainstream) Internet governance discourse with a view to preparing the ground for the decolonisation of Internet governance per se; in addition, there is a normative (political, ethical) commitment to the...
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Video 15 mins
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...Introduction - This free course, Assessment in secondary music, explores assessment in music education. You will consider issues around the purposes of assessment in music, the forms that it takes, how you can ensure that these forms of assessment are appropriate and perceived as legitimate, and how young people can be fully involved in the assessment of their work,...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...project developed by Nike. Years in the making, the project scrutinised every aspect of human performance to make the fastest marathon in history possible. The Breaking-2 team scoured the world for the place with the best climate for endurance running – not too hot, not too cold, not too humid. They found a route with the best surface for running at speed. Nike designed...
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Article 15 mins
Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price
Miscellaneous

Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price

...projects which explore how relatively simple and inexpensive technologies may improve surgical outcomes as well as reducing the time older patients need to stay in hospital. Event programme: 17:30-18:00 – Refreshments available (enjoy our pre-event display and trailer video) 18:00-18:45 – Am I Normal? 18:45-19:00 – Q&A 19:00-19:45 – Drinks and canapes There will...
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Article 5 mins
Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19
Society, Politics & Law

Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19

...projects and policies to promote gender equality and challenge sexism and misogyny: https://www.eis.org.uk/Equality/Gender At a time when teachers across Scotland transformed their classrooms into virtual ones in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pauline McColgan describes how her studies with The Open University (OU) have helped her to support Educational Institute of...
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Video 5 mins
Phoenix on Mars!
Science, Maths & Technology

Phoenix on Mars!

...project I've experienced the pain when your lander heads down towards the surface and is never heard from again, so I was immensely pleased that Phoenix made it. [Descent of the Phoenix Lander] MRO's HiRISE camera acquired this dramatic oblique image of Phoenix descending on its parachute. Shown here is a a wider view of the full image, showing a 10 kilometer diameter...
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Article 5 mins
Supporting student-led research
Education & Development

Supporting student-led research

...projects. For many practitioners supporting these students this presents a number of challenges. Researchers from the Children’s Research Centre (CRC) developed a partnership with the Field Studies Council (FSC). The FSC is the leading provider of geography and biology fieldwork for schools and continuing professional development for practitioners; and welcome over...
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Article 10 mins