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Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...Open University course E103 Learning and teaching in the primary years....Supporting children’s learning in primary education today: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Supporting children’s learning in primary education today. [Described image] Figure 1 Supporting learners in primary teaching today. Each section of the course invites you to explore a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...Open University and I am joined here by Andrew Blowers OBE. Andrew is Emeritus Professor of Social Sciences who has spent most of his academic career at the Open University. And he has always had a strong interest in political geography, but he has also been actively involved in the field of environmental politics and policy making as a politician, government advisor and...
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Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)

...opened doors, barked on command to alert people if Ann fell, fetched the phone, emptied the washing machine and generally provided Ann with practical, emotional and psychological support to manage her MS her way. Time passed and as my MS progressed I too became the owner of an assistance dog – Tori, a black Labrador with endless patience, a loud snore and a passion for...
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Some thoughts on Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Some thoughts on Brexit

...Open University, shares his thoughts on Brexit...[The EU and British Flag next to one another. ] This blog post was written on the 19th July 2016. Here in the UK we are all in a land of confusion and make-believe. Everyone has their own analysis and thoughts of what is happening and why. Here (quickly) are mine. In Chinese medicine a distinction is drawn between a...
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Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?
Money & Business

Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?

...effort. Read the paper The full article is titled: “Do employee-owned firms produce more positive employee behavioural outcomes? If not why not? A British-Spanish comparative analysis” by Imanol Basterretxea (Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Spain) and John Storey (The Open University, UK). Published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations, June 2017....
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Melt casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Melt casting

...opened and component removed. [Diagram to demonstrate Melt Casting (see article)] Manufacture: Only requires melt extruder and mould. Screw-type extruder must be capable of delivering homogeneous melt, at sufficient speed, to fill mould cavity before freeze-off. Mould fills under low pressure, so can be soft steel or aluminium. Backing plates on the mould are unnecessary...
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Extrusion of Powders
Science, Maths & Technology

Extrusion of Powders

...opening in the base of the die. In cold extrusion, metal powder is compressed directly into the die, causing sections of metal to extrude from the small hole in the die base...The cold extrusion of metal powder [Diagram to demonstrate the 'Extrusion of powders' - see article ] The hot extrusion of a "canned" refractory metal powder [Diagram to demonstrate the 'Extrusion...
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Finding creativity in orbit?
Science, Maths & Technology

Finding creativity in orbit?

...Open University professor John Zarnecki - a man who knows a thing or two about space, and has met an astonishing proportion of the people who have been there - for his response. It's fair to say Trevor Beattie might find himself being blasted into orbit slightly sooner than Richard Branson could manage: What arrant (utter, complete) arrogance to suggest that scientists...
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