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Finding pockets of time to study
Education & Development

Finding pockets of time to study

Could you study while you wait, travel or do chores? This animation explains how to make the most of your pockets of time throughout the day...Find out more about The Open University's BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree. Transcript Watch the other animations in this series
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The benefits of an accountability partner for neurodivergent people
Education & Development

The benefits of an accountability partner for neurodivergent people

Staying motivated while studying can be incredibly difficult, especially if you’re neurodivergent. This animation explains how a virtual accountability partner can help with distance learning. ...Find out more about The Open University's BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree. Transcript Watch the other animations in this series
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Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...Open University, 2020) has discussed the challenges of achieving diversity within higher education: ‘I don’t think a lot of the time that those structures are then modified to support the inclusion…a lot of times it’s tokenistic’. She adds that ‘a lot of times you talk about inclusion as bringing someone to the table. And the thing is who decides what the...
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What is a remote exam?
Education & Development

What is a remote exam?

Remote exams are end-of-module assessments that you take in a location of your choice, using your own equipment. Find out more about them in this short animation...Find out more about The Open University's BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree. Transcript Watch the other animations in this series
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Feeling more comfortable speaking English
Education & Development

Feeling more comfortable speaking English

Overthinking pronunciation and grammar can be stressful when you speak English as a non-native language. This animation explains how making mistakes is a crucial part of language learning. ...Find out more about The Open University's BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree. Transcript Watch the other animations in this series
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Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network
OpenLearn Ireland

Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network

...course, the compulsory billeting of soldiers on civilians also provoked intense opposition. In the wake of the War of the Grand Alliance, some argued in favour of maintaining the king’s large army in peacetime on the basis that Catholic France and the Jacobite court in exile remained a significant threat. Others argued in favour of disbanding the large Williamite army...
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Five tips on how to plan new self-care routines
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five tips on how to plan new self-care routines

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses Self-care is a concept that has been gaining further momentum over the past decade. However, it is a term that has gained new meaning in 2020; a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic has upended many aspects of our lives, disrupting how we live and work on a day-to-day basis, while also impacting on how we perceive the future....
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The history of surfing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The history of surfing

...open up new enjoyment. The long boards of the ’60s were mainly made of balsa wood; often over 12 feet in length and about 2½ feet wide, they were pretty heavy (though not as heavy as the older Hawaiian boards which were made from local hardwood). It took a strong man (and surfers in the ’60s were predominantly men) to carry them across the sand and into the water....
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