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Business Bursts: Marketing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Marketing

...world, it raises all sorts of ethical issues. Dr Andrew Lindridge An historical example of how marketing failed would be the example of Rover Cars. Where Rover had been part of British Leyland, which was a large gathering of British car companies, and had gone down from being a high status car, to poor reputation, and Rover tried to redesign its image, or reposition it as...
Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?

...world see more cases of dementia. However, this is because people live longer than those in poorer countries. Family members and close friends are often affected by the progress of a loved one's dementia due to little help and lack of understanding. Carers can be overworked and dementia sufferers distressed as there is an insufficiency of support and resources. [A woman...
Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...world relevance of writing, offering more space to Just Write and more choice, we can increase children’s intrinsic motivation to write and their agency as text creators (whether working alone or in collaboration). This will surely help them recognise that writing is something to do with them. Their identities as writers, their rights as writers and their authorial...
What is Indigenous Psychology?
Education & Development

What is Indigenous Psychology?

...world in ways that are healthy and sustainable both for people and for the planet (Scull, 1999). One of the significant features of ecopsychology is the emphasis on small group, community, with frequent social interaction to change ecologically reliant human behaviour. The major focus of ecopsychology has been on experiential learning aimed at helping people to make a...
Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...world. Designers from Philips and IDEO explain how they formulate design plans, conduct market research and make design decisions. This material forms part of The Open University course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a designer talks about developing and...
Finite Element Analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Finite Element Analysis

...them with practical investigations. They are disappointed if the results are more than 5% apart from computer predictions. Take a sceptical view The results of CAD should be treated sceptically and require a lot of interpretation and real world comparison. Ultimately the engineer's experience and judgement are more important than information generated via computer models....
Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...world view. In light of the enhanced importance of ODL following the COVID-19 global health pandemic, making such pedagogical and relational revisions takes on strategic importance as an element in strengthening the resilience of internationally accessible higher education. Last, but not least, there is an opportunity to develop a shared understanding of the evolving...
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...world, the ability to switch between languages is common - and possibly innate. Gaia Vance asks if monoglots are missing out on something important...[Translating Prohibited sign] In the Czech Republic, signs prohibit the translation of sightseeing tours are an attempt to prevent foreign tourists being fleeced by a huge mark-up In a café in south London, two construction...