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Are you ready for online study?
Digital & Computing

Are you ready for online study?

...become overwhelming when students are required to navigate digital platforms. Having a computer and an internet connection is not always enough to succeed in online study. Many students struggle not because they lack access to technology, but because they lack the digital skills needed for online higher education. My research explored tutors’ observations of digital...
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Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages
Science, Maths & Technology

Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages

...OU PhD student, Konstantina Nadia Tzelepi, discusses nanotechnology, the study of very small things at a nanoscale...Applications of nanotechnology in cancer Nanotechnology is used in a range of science disciplines, from biology, chemistry to engineering, physics and material sciences. Its application in medicine constitute an emerging field of research with great focus...
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Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...Becoming a reflective practitioner). Proactive learners – Student teachers have to be proactive in taking charge of their own learning. This involves the student teacher being aware of their own learning process (metacognitive awareness) including their assumptions, values and beliefs, which may impact on their reactions to situations. It involves them recognising the...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language teaching

...students at the OU – and indeed 100% of language teachers! – are familiar with online machine translation tools. Many students like these tools for enabling them to quickly look up words and phrases. But language teachers often worry about their potential hindrance for students’ learning, and particularly about issues of academic conduct. [A girl sitting looking at...
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Start writing essays
History & The Arts

Start writing essays

...OU student Beth Lewis. Early stages of essay writing John Humphrys stresses how important it is to know your subject and know your position in the argument. What is good writing? There is a fine line between good and pretentious writing, John Pilger knows that getting your grammar right is essential. Getting the tone right Professor Richard Dawkins describes his tone as...
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History and hope: Education for girls in South Sudan
Education & Development

History and hope: Education for girls in South Sudan

...OU) has degree students in South Sudan and also a number of OU staff supporting Friends of Ibba Girls School, an NGO which established Ibba Girls Boarding School – an innovative girls residential school in Ibba, South Sudan. So, step into this article to learn more about how hope is overcoming various structural challenges for all who want education in South Sudan, but...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...student experience. Example: At the OU, an online STEM Lab called The OpenSTEM Labs (OSL) delivers authentic practical experiences to distance learning students in STEM subjects. It employs realtime instrumentation, data and equipment for conducting practical enquiries over the internet. The OSL has received substantial investment over the years to build a large...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
World Social Work Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Social Work Day

...students) an opportunity to express international solidarity and send consistent messages to governments, regional bodies and the community. In 2016 the theme is ‘Promoting the Dignity and Worth of Peoples’. So, whether you're a student studying in the field or you're just interested in social work or health and social care, select from our fantastic range of free...
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