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The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...et al., 2019). These risk factors reflect a variety of complex processes including children being separated from their parent and the disturbance this causes; financial struggles; stigma and difficulties in trying to keep in contact with the imprisoned parent (Murray & Farrington, 2008). It can be extremely traumatic for a child to watch their parent or family member...
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The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...adapted from Figure 1(c) of Anthony et al. (2022), Cell Reports, 39(2): 110649. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110649 Figure 33: Ozdemir, T. (2018) ‘Design and construction of therapeutic bacterial sensors in Escherichia coli Nissle 1917’, Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London) Video Video 1: Overview of body systems affected by the acute stress response....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...et al. (2005) found that tests of general mental ability and specific cognitive abilities (verbal, numerical, perceptual and spatial) are valid predictors of both job performance and training success, especially for job roles that require complex thinking. Psychologists use different psychological theories to inform the content of each psychometric test plus statistical...
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Article 10 mins
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...et al, 2020 Figure 6: adapted from MacBeath, J. (2005) Leadership as Distributed: A Matter of Practice, School Leadership and Management. Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 349 – 366. Figure 8: courtesy of Jonathan Rix Figure 10: Victor Weisz; New Statesman, supplied by British Cartoon Archive, University of Kent. Text Higginson, R., 2019; Walking the talk: Leadership in New Zealand...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...et al. (2018) indicate that, since 2006, in Britain generic work-based skills such as using a computer and complex problem-solving skills have increased continually whereas literacy and numeracy skills have stagnated. Further, from 1986 to 2017 jobs that required no qualification upon entry moved from 38% to 23% and jobs requiring higher level qualifications moved from...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
What is Blockchain?
Digital & Computing

What is Blockchain?

...one vote’. In this way, a blockchain can act as a provenance protocol for sharing data across disparate semi-trusting organisations. An overview of OU research on blockchain can be found at this link. Click here to download the video transcript (PDF) This article is adapted from an OpenLearn Create course under a Creative Commons license. Visit the original course....
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A reader's guide to Holes
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Holes

...adaptation was released in 2004, with Sigourney Weaver as the sinister Warden and Jon Voight playing an odious guard, Mr Sir. The author has said that his main aim in his books is to make them enjoyable. The moral element has to be secondary to the pleasure provided. Certainly, despite the suffering it describes, ‘Holes’ manages to be a humorous novel and, ultimately,...
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Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...adapted extract from the Open University postgraduate course TB871 Making strategy with systems thinking in practice....Introduction: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP). Systems thinking in practice (STiP) is the namesake of an innovative Open University postgraduate programme of study that was launched in 2009....
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs