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...further your understanding. Check out our series of short animations If you are a student studying with The Open University you might want to watch these helpful animations. They explain what plagiarism is, why it’s important to be part of an academic community and things to keep in mind when getting help with writing your assignments. Transcript Transcript Transcript...

...reads what you write online? Aunt Mabel, pals from the pub, your best friend's ex wife - who are you talking to when you post online? Transcript Filter bubbles and fake news Have you ever noticed you only see opinions on social media that match your own? Maybe you are trapped in a filter bubble! And what is all this fake news we hear about in the... news...? Transcript...

...writing these pages, we held to a belief that, ‘The academy won’t change overnight. Nor does change occur through purely demographic shifts. It will only change when standard structures of knowledge and power are confronted’ (Reyes, 2022, p. 1). Each page aims at stimulating thought and discussion rather than provide a definitive guide. There are few concerns that...