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TESSA: Active Learning
Education & Development

TESSA: Active Learning

...Open Day Drama' - pupils working in groups; 'The Town Meeting' - interactive stories and 'Let me do the Cooking Mama' - practical tasks. These dramas are not 'perfect' lessons but raise questions about different strategies which teachers can use to enhance their pupils’ learning... TESSA - Let me do the Cooking Mama Mama Fati's daughter and friend try to help in the...
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Why school is bad for us - an inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Rix
Miscellaneous

Why school is bad for us - an inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Rix

...Open University, will deliver his inaugural lecture on 'Why school is bad for us – lessons we need to learn', on Thursday 16 November at The Open University...Transcript Thursday November 16th, 2017, 17:00-19:00 The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Millions of children could fail at school due to an obsession with individual assessment, literacy...
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Life Beyond Earth: The Big Debate
Science, Maths & Technology

Life Beyond Earth: The Big Debate

...Open University experts go head-to-head to debate whether life is more likely on Mars or on the icy moons of the gas planets...This debate is ideal for those who are intrigued by whether we are alone in the universe, whether you're studying science at A Level or university, or if you have an interest in science. Transcript The debate took place on Thursday 25 November...
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Using digital tools in teaching
Education & Development

Using digital tools in teaching

...Open University's Open degree How can social media be used in a positive way in an academic setting? How can digital tools be used to engage students? How can podcasts be shared for teaching purposes? Explore these questions and more in the three short animations and associated article below. [Digital champions logo. Blue circle with outline of a face in white, white...
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Sacking Prime Ministers
Society, Politics & Law

Sacking Prime Ministers

...Open University’s Dr. Richard Heffernan, Reader in Government, leads discussions and compares the administrational differences between presidents and prime ministers. Can an American president be forced out of power in the same way as a British prime minister?... An introduction: Sacking prime ministers A short video introduction to this album Sacking prime ministers...
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Video 12 mins
Predicting Volcanoes
Science, Maths & Technology

Predicting Volcanoes

...Open University's researcher in volcanoes, Hazel Rymer explains why the Poás volcano in Costa Rica is her favourite, and how evidence form previous experiments there has lead her to believe there may be an environmental crisis - similar to one in the 1990's - on it's way. There have been changes in gravity above Poás, and Hazel talks us through some experiments she will...
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Building on History: The Church in London
History & The Arts

Building on History: The Church in London

...Open University, King’s College London, the Diocese of London and Lambeth Palace Library. The project aims to give participants within the diocese an archived insight to historical research in order to understand how the church has responded to societal change in the last two centuries and to create space for fresh historical enquires in order to spread the message to...
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Politics as performance
Money & Business

Politics as performance

...while an audio commentary presented by The Open University’s Professor of Politics Mike Saward looks at the demands on the politician as a performer... An introduction: Politics as performance A short video introduction to this album Politics as a performance The Open University’s Professor of Politics Mike Saward looks at the demands on the politician as a performer...
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Video 13 mins