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Dr Eric Addae Kyeremeh on his experience at The Open University
Education & Development

Dr Eric Addae Kyeremeh on his experience at The Open University

...working at the OU, and his highlights...Key moments: In the first video Eric describes his experience of working at the OU for the past ten years, and the success he has had in that time. Eric explains his key moments and highlights. Transcript Staffing changes: When Eric started working at the OU, he noticed he did not observe any black colleagues. He explains here the...
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Video 15 mins
Climate of fear: culture of hope
Languages

Climate of fear: culture of hope

...social distancing, are to do with this basic conflict, and how people feel society should be structured in relation to it. The pandemic can be seen as a small-scale version of what’s involved in the climate crisis. For humankind to combat environmental breakdown it needs to take decisive remedial action and, to some extent, change its way of life. But this raises the...
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Video 5 mins
Centreless grinding
Science, Maths & Technology

Centreless grinding

...work rest platform. The speed of the grinding wheels rotation relative to each other determines the rate at which material is removed...Conventional cylindrical grinding [Images to demonstrate 'Centreless grinding' - see article ] Conventional internal grinding [Images to demonstrate 'Centreless grinding' - see article ] Principles of centreless grinding [Images to...
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Article 10 mins
Women Writers: Voices in Transition
History & The Arts

Women Writers: Voices in Transition

...work in very certain terms. This series of video-slideshows reveals how writing and reputation are often forged in transition, uncertainty and change. In these 4 films we re-examine the lives, work and influence of: Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys, Katherine Mansfield and Jeanette Winterson. This material forms part of the Open University course A300 20th century literature:...
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Video 17 mins
Stamford College
Education & Development

Stamford College

...work and work experience placements. ...[Students at Stamford College with their certificates of participation.]Caz Dolby, Assistant Head of Faculty at the College, uses OpenLearn courses to support and diversify the delivery of their BTEC, shaking up traditional ways of learning for their students. ‘At the moment we're working on units around work experience. We've...
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Article 5 mins
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...work together in huge numbers, but they do so in a very rigid manner and only with close relatives. Wolves and chimpanzees cooperate far more flexibly than ants, but they can do so only with small numbers of other individuals that they know intimately. Sapiens can cooperate in extremely flexible ways with countless numbers of strangers. Any large-scale human...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...Social Processes of Leadership and Organizing,’ The Leadership Quarterly, 17(6), 654–76. Zoller, H. M. (2003) ‘Working out: Managerialism in workplace health promotion’. Management Communication Quarterly, 17(2), pp. 171–205...Contemporary issues in managing: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Gordon Liu. It was first published in June 2020....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...work? This album reveals more creative ways to solve problems, other than relying on rational techniques such as brainstorming and lateral thinking. Employees at a small software company are shown how to access their unconscious minds using the power of imagery, associative thinking and metaphor, to find solutions and creative approaches to their work. Meanwhile at a...
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Audio 44 mins