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Critical thinking – A skill and a process
Education & Development

Critical thinking – A skill and a process

...works. This helps us to be better employees, by reflecting on where processes and ways of working can be improved. It helps us to more engaged citizens, as we are reflecting on political campaigns and their truthfulness and value for us when we are asked to participate in an election. Critical thinking pushes ourselves and our environment to continuously adapt and...
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Article 10 mins
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...social and emotional support networks. This link, however, is complex as most undergraduate students are at the age when they experience the developmental process of emerging adulthood, when most mental health difficulties develop. The combination of this major developmental adjustment with the challenges of adapting to and coping with university life and study, combine...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...working" (a pun on the Conservative election poster "Labour isn't working") at the G20 Meltdown protest in London on 1 April 2009] For the first time, one per cent of the world population controls more than half of the world's wealth, according to a Credit Suisse study released in December. And it is mark of our times that Credit Suisse, which has contributed to the...
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Article 5 mins
Toyota diffusion (TD)
Science, Maths & Technology

Toyota diffusion (TD)

...working tool steel (Fe–5Cr) D2 ASP30, produced by hot isostatic compaction. The coating grows by reaction of the carbide-former and carbon atoms diffusing from the matrix. The hardness of the vanadium carbide layer is in excess of 3000 VPN, which is higher than most other similar processes. Very hard carbide layers provide excellent wear resistance to steel and, in some...
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Article 10 mins
Bird ringing in Bog Meadows
OpenLearn Ireland

Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

...works in Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway in Northern Ireland...Bird ringing is a world-wide method of finding out where birds migrate and how population levels change. See here how it is done on the Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway near Belfast. Video Transcript AIDAN CREAN: There’s many many...
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Video 5 mins
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...working within certain social, safety and ethical boundaries. Particularly given the increasing trend in the Western world towards litigation, it is in our own best interest to uphold this responsibility. In considering the responsibilities of engineers, this section also provides an opportunity for putting the whole course in context...Engineering: The nature of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
Learning through spoken interaction
Education & Development

Learning through spoken interaction

...work so learners need to be able to communicate effectively with each other when speaking. Group work can provide practice and good learning experiences but only if learners are able to explore ideas constructively. This involves the following: - Starting and finishing discussions - Keeping the discussion relevant - Taking and giving turns - Putting forward and explaining...
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Article 10 mins
Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...works of literature and history. As you explore the writings of Herodotus in the OpenLearn Collection, think about the issues raised below, summarised from those posed by the OU A219 Course team. Bookmark this article and come back to review the questions, once you have spent some time looking at the other resources and exploring the map. [Fragment from Herodotus'...
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Activity 5 mins