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An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...open up a more appreciative space full of positive possibility. Underpinning our course is the literature around appreciative inquiry (see Cooperrider, Whitney and Stavros, 2008), which has gained significant attention in the last decade across a range of fields. We have adapted the appreciative inquiry model to provide an approach to educational practitioner inquiry or...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change

...Open University Transcript Stories of Change Jean Francois Soussana interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer JFS: = Jean Francois Soussana, Scientific Director, INRA, participant RH: Please say your name and what you do. JFS: Jean Francois Soussana. I’m Scientific Director for Environment at INRA which is a French research institution. RH: Tell me, you’ve been...
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Audio 5 mins
Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...source of carbon emissions, especially in the construction industry. But in practise most people aren’t really aware of it and it is rarely measured in construction or renovation projects. This article explores three reasons we should all care about embodied carbon. First though, what is it? Let's take an example: I would like to replace my draughty single glazed wooden...
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Article 10 mins
Astrobiology from the ground up
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology from the ground up

...openness, listening and willingness to understand alternative views, surprising discoveries can be made. A scientist on a fieldwork campaign may not immediately be able to identify a species that lives in that environment, but local people can. In biodiversity studies, new species are discovered on every fieldtrip but this couldn’t be done without local para-taxonomists...
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Article 10 mins
Innovation in health and social care: social and historical
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care: social and historical

...Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care....Innovation in health and social care: social and historical: Introduction - In this free course on digital technologies and innovations in health and social care you will explore the types of innovations that are available and the impact this has on the individuals using them. This will provide you with...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)
History & The Arts

10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)

...be phased out. This was to meet the challenges of the digital, on-demand world. Its last transmission was in January 2007. The theme tune, however, remains an absolute classic - we can't get it out of our heads, 10 years later! Explore fantastic programmes The Open University makes with the BBC and other broadcasters in TV and radio programmes from The Open University...
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Article 10 mins
On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...opening experience. Social psychology has documented the polarisation of groups based on perceptions of in-group and out-group membership and how these can lead to hostility between different groups. Looking at XR events over the week there was little evidence of hostility between XR members and the police. While police arrested protestors, police handled the arrest...
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Article 10 mins
‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry
Society, Politics & Law

‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry

...Open University's History and Social Sciences qualifications. Setting the Scene Two old guys at the bar where I was working: “Whaur’s ma New Year’s kiss then?” “Aye, and whaur’s mine?” “No thank you,” I said. “Aw, come on! Ye’ve got tae gie me a New Year’s kiss!” “No thank you,” I repeated and went to get on with cleaning glasses. Their tone...
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Article 10 mins