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Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds
Education & Development

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds

...course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning... Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds A short introduction to this album. Teaching and learning in virtual worlds Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University talks about The Open University presence in virtual worlds. Teaching and learning in the real world Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open...
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Your OpenLearn profile is changing

...courses in progress, saved items and achievements. [Screenshot of the new OpenLearn profile page. The page shows the user’s profile header labelled “Forename Surname’s OpenLearn Profile.” The left sidebar contains options including My profile, My badges, and My OU life, with an indicator showing the profile is private. The main section describes what the OpenLearn...
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Folkestone
Education & Development

Folkestone

...courses to help her better understand her home town of Folkestone, Kent. Her main motivation for this is that she would like to develop a better understanding of the local area. She would consider studying the OpenLearn courses below to help her discover and understand more about the following: The sea and the local weather as I’m keen to spend lots of time on the beach...
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Dr Vicky Taylor on her work with Asian Elephants
Science, Maths & Technology

Dr Vicky Taylor on her work with Asian Elephants

Dr Vicky Taylor describes her work with Asian elephants and how the partnership with Woburn Safari Park contributes to our courses...Explore the OU/BBC series Vicky Taylor was academic advisor for
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Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley and Kay Lynn Stevens
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley and Kay Lynn Stevens

Lee Curley and Kay Lynn Stevens compare how juries, trials, and jury research studies work in the UK and in the United States...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. Podcast transcript
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Brexit: On the vote in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: On the vote in Wales

...course, the Brexit debate in Wales had no Welsh angle. The limited Welsh media dedicated relatively little time to the referendum, but even if they had, it wouldn’t have mattered, such is the dominance of English focused news media. The narrative was about ‘British wide’ issues such as immigration, security. The distinctiveness of the Welsh policy context and the...
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Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market
Money & Business

Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market

...course. The consoles would overheat, some discs would be unreadable, and a host of other issues emerged—all without any technical support, as the manufacturers refused to provide it for illegal purchases. When anything like this happened, Chinese gamers simply had to buy the product again. Pirated games are also a lot cheaper, however. The average pirated game runs no...
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The importance of planning a musical performance
History & The Arts

The importance of planning a musical performance

...courses Sean tailored his music with the changing nature of the environment ­– from darkness to dawn, as the sun rose over the mountains. Hear all about his experience and DJ set in this short video. Transcript Want to learn more about and develop your music performance with world renowned experts? Our Certificate: The Practice of Music Making (CPMM) was developed in...
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