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Shared documents and constructive collaboration
Education & Development

Shared documents and constructive collaboration

...managing a professional relationship. Here's a quick guide to the two main approaches: Feedback that prioritises clarity: Uses direct statements or commands (e.g., “Add an example,” “Reword this sentence”) Avoids hedging language Gives specific suggestions or examples Clearly explains why the change is necessary Feedback that prioritises indirectness...
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Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...introduction to our work. I also recorded a video explaining our focus on Antarctica and the uncertainty surrounding the impact of global warming. Following the video is a slightly more in depth description of our recent research findings. Unstable ice sheets The idea that parts of the Antarctic ice sheet could become “unstable” goes back four decades. In the 1970s...
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Understanding Statements of participation
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Understanding Statements of participation

...Introduction and Guidance Read every page of the course and submit any quizzes within it. You will be notified by email if you have received a Statement of participation but please allow up to 24 hours for this to happen. At this point, it will also appear in your ‘My OpenLearn Profile’ in the Achievements section, and be available to you to download. The Statement of...
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Wanted! Starlings
Nature & Environment

Wanted! Starlings

...introductions were often initiated by European colonists wanting to introduce species from their native countries to their new homes abroad. One well-recorded example was the release of 100 starlings in New York, rumoured to be part of an attempt to introduce all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America. Records of the releases and genetic analysis of...
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Childhood in the Digital Age
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Childhood in the Digital Age

...Introduction - Childhood in the Digital Age (#1/5) How is technology changing childhood in the digital age? Are children’s lives today significantly different from our own or is technology simply solving old problems in new ways? The media has claimed that digital technology is making children lonelier, fatter, more aggressive and less capable of deep thought. But...
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The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...management. Penny Gower explains what happened...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The rather long-winded title for our union is Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA). Put more simply, we are the recognised union for college lecturers in Scotland. In May 2021 we won an important...
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Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...Introduction into Social Media Management and went to the recent tutorial? I am struggling with Assessment 2 and massively struggling with motivation. How are you all managing to keep up? I could barely understand what they were talking about.’ Udita’s social media post However, one of the other students has replied complaining about the tutor and the learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy

...Introduction: English Italy has many different kinds of bread, cakes and baked goods, which reflect the regional and cultural diversity of the 20 regions. Typical of Emilia Romagna is the piadina, a type of unleavened flatbread which goes back to ancient times and is cooked on a griddle or testo. Some Sicilian cakes go back to the period of Arab domination in Sicily, like...
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