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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

...Language Studies at The 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, when he will explore this obsession and ask if there are some simple ways to release teachers from these shackles. In his lecture, Professor Rix will draw on everyday examples from around the...
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The hidden world of everyday coding
Digital & Computing

The hidden world of everyday coding

...language between the basket and the computer. So next time you are at the supermarket checkout, remember that coding is right there in your basket. Next time you step into a lift, thank an algorithm! Lift systems are programmed to work out the most efficient route, reducing wait time and saving energy. It’s coding working quietly behind the scenes to make everyday life...
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Exploring Online Harm Against Women and Girls: Your Body, My Choice
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Online Harm Against Women and Girls: Your Body, My Choice

...Your Body, My Choice on YouTube by selecting the image below. Please note: this film contains strong language, discussion of misogyny, online abuse and violence against women. You may be asked to confirm your age when viewing the film on YouTube. ['Your Body My Choice' text thumbnail with image of three women and a keyboard - depicting online violence against womeen]...
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Should Trump's tweets be a matter of record?
History & The Arts

Should Trump's tweets be a matter of record?

...free democracy built on the public’s access to information. For your eyes only? Attempts to keep presidential records secret have typically revolved around whether the public should have access to records they have not previously seen. Because tweets are by their nature public, the typical objections around executive privilege seemingly wouldn’t apply here. Millions...
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Children and ethnicity
Education & Development

Children and ethnicity

...language or shared cultural traditions. In many cases it is actually a combination of two or more of these. In all cases it is important to realize that there is nothing natural nor inevitable about ethnicity. Ethnic identities will develop and change over time. What emerges as an important way for people to organize themselves in one period, whether that be skin colour...
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Electric Dreams: Technology makeover
History & The Arts

Electric Dreams: Technology makeover

Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane...Passionate about technology? The Open University has Engineering and Technology courses you might be interested in - try Engineering The Future, which takes you from design concepts through to manufacture, or the online course Design Thinking: Creativity for the 21st Century.
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Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth
Education & Development

Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth

...courses to help with the skills needed for postgraduate online distance learning...[Illustration of people studying, teaching and reading, books and digitally on laptops and mobile] Perhaps you work with children and young people or are a teacher thinking about taking your learning to the next level? Or you might simply want to know more about research and how you can...
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Joe Smith - Earth In Vision Introduction
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Earth In Vision Introduction

...course we, as scholars, have found it fantastically interesting, historians, geographers, environmental researchers as we are, but we’re also really confident that teachers and learners in schools and universities are going to draw on this material. There’s another category we didn’t think of before we started, and that’s the world of natural history and...
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