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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...book here Can't join in person? Watch the event live online. If you are viewing the event by livestream, please do take the opportunity to have your questions answered by our speakers LIVE during the event by posting in the OpenLearn comments box below this article. Study with the OU: MA in Online and Distance Education Find out more about Professor Rienties' research...
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OpenMinds: Open and Shut Cases – Professor Simon Lee’s Inaugural lecture
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OpenMinds: Open and Shut Cases – Professor Simon Lee’s Inaugural lecture

...out the discussion to address more recent examples from law, sport, literature and university life, from accusations of plagiarism and cheating to political U-turns, right up to the recent attack on Westminster, asking what possessed Channel 4 News, perceived to be an archetypal proponent of political correctness and opponent of ‘fake news’, to name the wrong person...
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Dialogues Across Borders
Society, Politics & Law

Dialogues Across Borders

...out more about these workshops on the short video postcard that we produced: The Dialogues Across Borders project blurred the boundaries between artists, academics, activists, volunteers and refugees. It sought to break the national, physical and imaginative borders that separate and divide us through co-creating artworks. Elena Boukouvala, a performance activist, drama...
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Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

...out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. I have been working in the realms of everyday community creativity and diversity for a while now. When I began to experience symptoms 16 years ago, I found myself needing new strategies and knowledge in order to improve my experience of daily life. At first it did not occur to me to connect...
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Build a thunderstorm predictor
Science, Maths & Technology

Build a thunderstorm predictor

...both positively charged, will repel each other and the ringer will be pushed towards the earthed bell. When it touches the earthed bell (making it ring) it loses its charge because the bell is connected to earth. The ringer will swing back and the cycle starts again. So when you get a continuous ringing sound, you know to look out for the impending thunder and light show....
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Do dogs want to go to heaven?
History & The Arts

Do dogs want to go to heaven?

...out that humans alone are able to go to heaven, what is it that makes us unique? Is the difference between humans and other species one that might be considered “religious”? For example, do humans have different kinds of soul or spirit to other animals? On the other hand, if animals can achieve enlightenment or enter paradise, in what other ways are they like us? Are...
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Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...out and more active, but during the darker, colder months, they are much less active.” The team argues that the findings provide further support for initiatives aimed at encouraging physical activity amongst children during winter, particularly at the weekend. To some extent, the structure of the school day, including the need to travel to and from school, protects...
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Open Talks - Wales: Music Nation
History & The Arts

Open Talks - Wales: Music Nation

...out more about The Open University’s music courses  Wales: Music Nation was an OU / BBC Cymru Wales co-production presented by Huw Stephens that aired in October 2022. In this Open Talk, Huw, producer Ian Michael Jones and the OU academics who worked on the programme discuss Wales’ legacy as the land of song and reflect on their highlights from the programme. This...
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