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Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15
Digital & Computing

Some of all human knowledge: Wikipedia at 15

...source for information. This raises more problems than just a few missing citations...As Wikipedia turns 15, volunteer editors worldwide will be celebrating with themed cakes and edit-a-thons aimed at filling holes in poorly covered topics. It’s remarkable that a user-editable encyclopedia project that allows anyone to edit has got this far, especially as the website is...
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How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...sources and links Law, P. (2016) ‘Digital badging at The Open University: recognition for informal learning, Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 30(3), pp. 221–34. Taylor, M. (2017) ‘Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices’, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 11 July 2017. Available at:...
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Reflections on the Glasgow City Council equal pay dispute
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Glasgow City Council equal pay dispute

...sources and links The fight for equal pay: Glasgow City Council, 2018 - OpenLearn - Open University https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/the-fight-equal-pay-glasgow-city-council-2018 BBC News ‘Equal pay strikes suspended as financial deal under way’, April 13, 2022: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-61093247 Unison Glasgow: ‘Glasgow...
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Where do we get the help that really counts?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Where do we get the help that really counts?

...sources being widely used. In a survey about support for mental health problems in the UK (Open University 2011) 71% of respondents reported receiving informal support from family and friends. Get professional help, but confide in people closest to you also. It’s hard to get by with no support from your friends or family, the medical profession can’t hug you and make...
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Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...source is the internet. Students registered on the Open University course that this OpenLearn course is taken from used some internet applications that have been designed for them, but OpenLearn is unable to provide these in this short extract of the course. However, it is possible to use the internet to find information that isn’t provided here. It is worth, therefore,...
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I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships

...Open University’s academics Andreas Vossler and Naomi Moller from the OU’s School of Psychology shows that relationship boundaries can be blurred online. This means that people in a relationship may be uncertain what online behaviours count as cheating. Their partners also may see things differently than they do. In addition to a lack of certainty about what online...
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Section 1: Introducing ‘Red Clydeside’
Society, Politics & Law

Section 1: Introducing ‘Red Clydeside’

...Open University Learning Event in George Square Glasgow, January 31, 1919, with the Glasgow City Chambers in the background January 31, 2019 marked the centenary of one of the most infamous episodes of the Red Clydeside era. Alternatively referred to as ‘Bloody Friday’, the ‘Battle of George Square’ saw thousands of striking workers and their families attacked by...
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Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. If you are trying to learn a language in the age of readily available free online translation tools such as Google Translate or DeepL then you probably know that many teachers’ and learners’ attitudes to these tools are – to say the least – ambivalent. They are often considered an all-too-easy shortcut, or...
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