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Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics

...part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing health sciences: paramedics A short introduction to this album. A road traffic accident Paramedics arrive at the scene of a car crash and assess the driver's injuries. Extracting the injured driver The paramedics evacuate the injured driver from a crashed vehicle....
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The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary
Science, Maths & Technology

The Linux Effect: 20th Anniversary

...Open University course T155 Linux: an introduction... Introducing Linux Some say Leenix, some Leenux, some say Linux. So how do you say it? Linux - Origins Richard Stallman broke free of the closed proprietary world of UNIX computing when he announced the GNU project in 1983. But GNU needed a kernel. In 2001 Linus Torvalds gave it one. Audio courtesy of Christian Einfeldt...
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Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Education & Development

Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. ‘So how can we create assessment tasks for language learners in times of digital machine translation tools…’ Karina von Lindeiner-Stráský is leading a research team at The Open University, exploring the use of machine translation tools in language learning, teaching, and assessment. The team's research has...
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Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth
Education & Development

Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth

...courses to help with the skills needed for postgraduate online distance learning...[Illustration of people studying, teaching and reading, books and digitally on laptops and mobile] Perhaps you work with children and young people or are a teacher thinking about taking your learning to the next level? Or you might simply want to know more about research and how you can...
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The Heidelberg Project: A Detroit Story
Society, Politics & Law

The Heidelberg Project: A Detroit Story

...Open University course International development: making sense of a changing world... The power of art Jenenne explains how a wrong turn changed her life. Joining the Heidelberg Project Jenenne discusses how joining the Heidelberg Project impacted her life. A career in Detroit Jenenne’s father Dan, describes his professional experience working in Detroit. Growing up in...
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The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...Open University with the first major quantitative study, the ‘Factor 10 Visions’ study ‘Towards Sustainable HE’ (Roy et al. 2005; Roy et al. 2008) followed by the Jisc-funded SusTEACH research and development project – ‘Sustainability Tools for Environmental Appraisal of Carbon impacts of HE teaching models using ICTs’ that I was involved in (Caird et al....
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Participatory development in action
Society, Politics & Law

Participatory development in action

...Open University course TU871 Development: context and practice... Participatory development inaction A brief introduction to this album. Fighting for water Development agency support has led to greater access and management of water. Farmers in Peru have to persevere in their struggle. Learning to change the future Knowledge and technical skills are passed down through...
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My career goal: digital
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: digital

Your technical expertise and analytical precision could propel a cutting-edge digital career. You'll find a variety of relevant training resources as well as first-hand experiences of programmers and web developers on this page..._Find out more about The Open University's Computing and IT courses and qualifications._ Computing use Computer literacy is essential for the...
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