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What can we learn from Pokemon Go?
Education & Development

What can we learn from Pokemon Go?

...As they do so, they create new knowledge and new resources that enrich their surroundings. This is an approach to learning that engages people even when the novelty of a new game or technology has worn off. At a time when interest in learning with augmented reality and gaming is at a peak, the value of learning in affinity groups could be the real lesson we learn from....
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A World Cup legacy for generations to come
Health, Sports & Psychology

A World Cup legacy for generations to come

...United Take You?] Having a well thought through legacy plan, which is properly resourced, owned by the whole football community and backed by key stakeholders is absolutely vital to achieving the change highlighted in the video. It might also be a catalyst for the development women’s and girls’ sport more generally. Find out more about the World Cup Legacy Plan....
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Redundancy - what are your next steps?
Education & Development

Redundancy - what are your next steps?

...You can reframe your redundancy experience and move forward on your career journey. Redundancy - your next steps offers you support from the point you may be threatened with job loss through to when you secure your next role. Some resources mentioned in the aforementioned podcasts are available to OU students only. This content is designed for those in the UK and Ireland....
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Can the Economy be Irish?
Money & Business

Can the Economy be Irish?

...resources in any system that promotes economic citizenship for all. This is part of the story that needs to be told in any economic appraisal of the impact of Brexit as an ongoing process in the longer term. The combination of a Shackle-type framework, within a storytelling practice that the Irish have made famous, seems to be an absolute necessity in addressing the...
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Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

...resources provide a next step towards learning more. Using questions such as the ones raised by the House of Lords Select Committee inquiry can help guide the independent learner in a variety of ways: firstly, by framing the issue in terms of a series of issues to be addressed; secondly, by considering the issue from a range of viewpoints (for example, “the public”,...
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Stargazing on a budget
Science, Maths & Technology

Stargazing on a budget

...checking out reviews before spending your money as there are many available free from various on-line sources. Remember that the best astronomical resource of all is free – it is the night sky itself. Any effort expended in finding a dark site away from light pollution will be well rewarded. The Open University are not responsible for the content of external websites...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse

...resources together. Nevertheless, these still ambiguous plans are raising as much concern and questions as they are excitement. The BBC provides an overview of this policy in their article “What is the Northern Powerhouse”. Indeed this is not the first time that the Conservative government has announced a huge initiative. Previously the government introduced the...
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Understanding tax avoidance
Money & Business

Understanding tax avoidance

...resources from projects and services vital to a country’s welfare and development. These conditions can threaten other countries because of problems of economic migration and political instability. For this reason, it is far from a national problem. Consequently, there is a rising call for international organizations such as the United Nations to play a direct role in...
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