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The Goldlist method: Learning vocabulary by writing it down
Languages

The Goldlist method: Learning vocabulary by writing it down

...University's Language courses and qualifications. The basic principle You start by writing down lists of phrases you want to learn. Then you wait for at least two weeks to find out that you almost miraculously remembered 30% of the expressions from each list—long-term! Sounds incredible, right? Try it out for yourself. Here is a quick manual: 1. Dividing into four - A,...
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"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school
Languages

"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school

...make people different and individual, regardless of religion, ethnicity or country of origin. Many thanks to Shaun Dellenty for allowing the use of his talk at The Open University for the creation of these resources. Useful resources Inclusion for All: http://www.inclusionforall.co.uk/ Stonewall education resources: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/education-resources...
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Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature
Nature & Environment

Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature

...University's Environment courses. The 3rd of March is Africa Environment Day, also known as Wangari Maathai day in tribute to the late environmentalist and first female African Nobel Peace Prize winner. It should be celebrated and promoted, not only to increase awareness of the stunning African environment, which is increasingly under threat, but also to celebrate the...
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Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Education & Development

Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works

...universities worldwide relied on education technology – EdTech – to keep students learning. They used online platforms to give lessons, mark work and send feedback, and they used apps to teach and introduced students to programs that let them work together on projects. In the aftermath of school closures, the market for EdTech has kept on growing. The value of the...
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Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Acknowledging the active participant

...is that, in addressing the question 'How do we know?', we need to be cautious about the claims we can make on the basis of an interview. Like any other research encounter, it is shaped by all parties, including an actively engaged participant rather than a passively present subject. Stephanie Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at The Open University....
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Doctor Who and human history
History & The Arts

Doctor Who and human history

...University's History courses and qualifications. [Matt Smith the Doctor] Doctor Who, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year, is best known as a science fiction series. Think of the show, and you think of sci-fi concepts such as the TARDIS, and alien creatures like the Daleks or Cybermen. But, as the Doctor says to Rose of the TARDIS at the end of the first...
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Can we design places to combat loneliness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we design places to combat loneliness?

...University of Sydney, who set out to understand how people’s loneliness might be related to the places where they spend time. Why the built environment? There is evidence that the kinds of buildings and neighbourhoods people live in can help to shape people’s psychological wellbeing. For this reason, the research team were curious as to whether there was evidence that...
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Academic versus AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Academic versus AI

...University academic. We wanted to find out if it was easy to spot the difference between the work generated by a human - Mike Richards of the 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 -...
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