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Participatory development in action
Society, Politics & Law

Participatory development in action

...systems of impoverished communities and agencies, which can have differing agendas. They also show how development is linked to issues of identity, urbanisation, politics, economics, social relations and gender. To complete the album, Dr Helen Yanacopulos of The Open University's Development Policy and Practice unit explains the choice of some of the case studies...
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Audio 1 hr 36 mins
World in transition: Managing Resources
Nature & Environment

World in transition: Managing Resources

...systems of impoverished communities and the development agencies. They also show how development is linked to issues of identity, urbanisation, politics, economics, social relations and gender.In the bonus material Dr Helen Yanacopulos, Senior Lecturer in International Politics and Development at The Open University, provides insight into the educational value of the...
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Audio 1 hr 35 mins
Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...think would be said? Although most students’ formal science learning begins in school, they learn a great deal informally outside of school. Consider for one moment the out-of-school encounters you have had with science this week – science is all around us. Through this, students learn about the nature of science; how science is done, who does science, what science is...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
Society, Politics & Law

Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening

...thinking out loud… Giota: You mention that this is about inviting and getting people to reflect deeper about certain things, moving away from the ‘superficiality’ of voice in places like say, twitter …. In a sense it’s an opportunity to express themselves in confessional and autobiographical narratives in a different format, without having to worry about issues...
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Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...think about how you currently read and then be introduced to a some techniques that may help you to alter the way you read according to the material you are studying. In the second section you will be asked to look at some useful techniques for note taking and how you may apply them to the notes you make. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...think of sport injury as a physical experience, but sport injury also has various psychological aspects. Before you start to investigate the research and theory around the psychological aspects of sport injury, you’ll first examine your own thoughts on the potential links. Activity 2 Early thoughts – psychological aspects of injury Timing: Allow about 10 minutes If...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...systems and language associated with minerals and rocks use the essential terms, concepts and strategies of mineralogy apply knowledge and understanding of the study of rock thin sections using a polarising microscope work with and recognise a variety of minerals and microtextures in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks make systematic descriptions and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
What does an engineer look like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does an engineer look like?

...systems engineers behind our #TyphoonJet http://t.co/e5pcFiW4Sa #ILookLikeAnEngineer pic.twitter.com/0fIaSqJ75l — BAE Systems Air (@BAESystemsAir) August 6, 2015 Both the Wellcome Trust and the Aspires Project at King’s College London have found that girls and young women are less likely to see themselves in a career in science. Parents also discourage girls’...
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Article 5 mins