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Stamford College
Education & Development

Stamford College

...think you need any kind of academic background or university level background to be able to access those.’ ‘Intermediate and advanced courses, such as Business models in strategic management, are slightly harder and I've worked with students to support them sometimes with those, but I actually use those more advanced courses with advanced learners.’ ‘OpenLearn is...
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A Letter to Earth
Nature & Environment

A Letter to Earth

...think of our presence on Earth with a sense of responsibility and feel privileged that we have been able to borrow this Earth from our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It also makes me conscious that we should think of Earth with gratitude for the pure love we receive. The anthem reminds us of our responsibilities towards the Earth when we enjoy our...
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Doctor Who and human history
History & The Arts

Doctor Who and human history

...Think of the show, and you think of sci-fi concepts such as the TARDIS, and alien creatures like the Daleks or Cybermen. But, as the Doctor says to Rose of the TARDIS at the end of the first episode of the 2005 relaunch: ‘Did I mention that it also travels in time?’ Doctor Who has always had a close relationship with human history. When first conceived, Doctor Who was...
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12 famous Confucius quotes on education and learning
Education & Development

12 famous Confucius quotes on education and learning

...thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.] "Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others." 12: [Chinese painting of a tree with a Confucius quote saying: "When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn"] "When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to...
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What did it mean to be found guilty by joint enterprise?
Society, Politics & Law

What did it mean to be found guilty by joint enterprise?

...think the law needed changing. “From the cases I have seen and from the assurances I have received, I am satisfied that we are applying the doctrine correctly and that these cases are being properly brought before the courts,” Saunders told MPs. “The guidelines help prosecutors in their decision-making and should improve consistency as well…” Furthermore, Mike...
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Where a ban has been replaced by a bee
Languages

Where a ban has been replaced by a bee

...think it would be amazing, especially as we are going to become a majority minority country,” she says, referring to US Census Bureau projections that non-whites will outnumber whites in the next 30 years. Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español had 11 contestants in its first year. In the past it was hosted in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the spelling bee this year,...
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Asa Briggs and new maps of learning
History & The Arts

Asa Briggs and new maps of learning

...think they had been asked very profoundly in England before, and I don't think all universities in England ask them now. But one of the advantages of being a new university, as the Open University itself realises of course, is that you are forced into asking questions, the answers to which people usually take for granted in existing institutions. INTERVIEWER: But the...
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Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives
Education & Development

Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives

...thinking about professional learning, it is easy to default to formal programmes and structured training, but this obscures what we know about how people actually learn in their professional lives. There can be tension between regulated continuing professional development (CPD) requirements and authentic learning in professions such as health, social work and education....
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