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Narratives of COVID
Health, Sports & Psychology

Narratives of COVID

...students, staff and alumni to hear about their experiences. ...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Social Care qualification. These have been collated into a book – Narratives of COVID: loss, dying, death and grief during COVID-19 with over 30 authors from the OU contributing. The book includes essays, poems, and reflections to document a powerful...
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Video 5 mins
Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...OU have been teaching and researching systems thinking in practice for 50 years. Many of our staff and students have played significant roles in many different organisations and in many different settings. We have taught thousands of students and reached hundreds of thousands of learners. Many have found that systems thinking has profoundly changed their lives and the way...
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Why would you want your own web domain?
Digital & Computing

Why would you want your own web domain?

...OU), originally inspired by a desire to provide a personal playspace in which students could explore their own digital creativity and give them a home on the web in which they could run their own applications, eased the pain for many: the host could also be trusted, was helpful, and was affordable. The Oklahoma create space allows students to register a subdomain (e.g....
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Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics

...students and mathematics teachers everywhere. We envisage that the resource will initially comprise of c.100 extracts from different types of texts (papyri, clay tablets, manuscripts, letters, journals, books, images, etc.), in translation where necessary, each accompanied by a short commentary and hints of where to go for further information. The material would be...
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Video 10 mins
Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...OU library. [EdD student, Year 3] Points for you to consider: How good are your literature search skills? Have you set up online alerts to help you keep up to date with new literature in your area? Can you be distracted by literature? What could you do about this? Do you tend to discard literature too readily? What could you do about this? Please note that there are a...
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Article 2 mins
Academic versus AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Academic versus AI

...OU’s computing department - and that from a machine. Below are both articles. Read them and then return to our social media channels to tell us which you believe is human-written. Article A, or Article B? Good luck! Article A - The risks versus the rewards of using AI in higher education in 2024 In 2024, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher...
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Article 5 mins
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...become stale if used repetitively, and you will still need to adopt a variety of approaches appropriate to the students, topic and context, giving due consideration to any organisational/management issues. Activity 8 Dos and don’ts of creativity Timing: Allow about 30 minutes Part 1 As you watch The secondary a to z of … creativity, make a list of suggestions for...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The Trojan Defence
Science, Maths & Technology

The Trojan Defence

...become known in legal circles as "The Trojan Defence". Ian Kennedy whose OU research forms the basis for this programme uncovers some of the artefacts examined and techniques to support or refute claims of innocence. Somehow losing your privacy doesn't seem so bad at all... The Trojan Defence How feasible is 'The Trojan Defence', or is it just an convenient excuse for...
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