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Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...skills/understandings stated. The time required to study is stated and equates to the importance of the learning outcomes achieved. How does it measure up to usability/accessibility standards? Easy-to-use and well presented, with clear navigation. Accessible for users with disabilities and conforms to accessibility guidance e.g. the UK Equality and Human Rights...
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...studying this course in order to take the survey. The course will take approximately 15 hours to complete, divided up into 5 weeks, each of which follows a standard pattern to make it easier to plan your time. As you work through the course, there are some in-text activities to help test your understanding of the material. At the end of the course you will receive a...
Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors
Science, Maths & Technology

Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors

...studies. Nature-based projects are ideal as they offer the chance for us to age well. What if I can’t go outdoors? It may not always be possible to go out, whether because of weather or mobility issues. Fear not: while going out and observing is important for learning, there are also many resources you can access from home for those days when one is not out. They will...
Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Education & Development

Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education

...study of PhD students found blogging to be a way for students to create a scholarly identity, think out loud, receive feedback and engage with a community. Likewise, Charlotte Frost’s chapter on her work around PhD2Publisheddemonstrates a way of publicly self-teaching and how this manifest as part of her own career trajectory – countering claims that no-one ever gets...
Am I In Control?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Am I In Control?

...studying is really useless. Becoming a success is a matter of hard work; luck has little or nothing to do with it. Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time. The average citizen can have an influence on government decisions. This world is run by the few people in power, and there is not much the little guy can do about it. When I make...
Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview
Education & Development

Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview

...study may be quite different to interviews that you have experienced previously. Careful preparation will give you the best chance in being successful. Preparing for your interview Read your proposal critically and look for potential challenges to your work. What limitations and challenges might the panel want you to discuss? Makes some notes on what these are and how you...
Why do volcanoes erupt?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do volcanoes erupt?

...Study with The Open University: Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. This course extract is adapted from Block 3, Internal Processes, of the course Geology (S260) which ceased presentation in 2009. Good news: There are still lots of ways to study geology at the University It was originally made available more widely as part of the Rough Science: Colorado content on...
Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...study has identified that Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) is more typical in police officers and staff than Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with one in five police officers and staff suffering with C-PTSD. This is due to the repetition of trauma, rather than the single event trauma response typically associated with PTSD (Brewin et al., 2020)....