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The benefits of social media in academia
Education & Development

The benefits of social media in academia

...students alike with this short animation and article...Find out about The Open University's Open degree Transcript For academic professionals or students, social media can provide a range of benefits that change and develop as social media platforms and associated technology continues to evolve. In this article we will explore the three core benefits: connection,...
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Balloon releases – a touching celebration or an environmental tragedy?
Nature & Environment

Balloon releases – a touching celebration or an environmental tragedy?

...become ill and/or die. It has been reported that dolphins, turtles and seabirds have all been found with balloons in their stomachs. Although people can buy bio-degradable latex balloons, these may still pose a risk to animals as they can take months to years to bio-degrade, especially in water. If ribbons are attached to the balloons, these can also trap wildlife and get...
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Practice supervision and assessment in nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Practice supervision and assessment in nursing

...become Practice Supervisors for student nurses and midwives. Practice Supervisors act as role models working in accordance with the NMC code of conduct. To promote a positive learning culture, enabling and empowering student nurses and midwives to achieve the NMC proficiencies and skills. Have appropriate knowledge and skills to provide support, supervise student...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...student forum ended in them becoming complicit with the covert racism. We can all be influenced by the messages society constructs around us, which are negative towards groups other than white, unless we make sure we have critical overview of our actions. It’s from reading studies like these that I have personally come to favour a critical reflexive approach in my own...
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Article 10 mins
What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?

...students are encouraged to integrate and compare the approaches, insights and methods between two or more disciplines as part of the curriculum. Multidisciplinary study in contrast is when a student studies across different disciplines but no formal connections are made between the subjects a student chooses to study. What is interdisciplinary study? It seems to be a...
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Article 15 mins
Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?

...become targets in the ongoing war, medics are moving into the mountains. Imogen Mathers finds out more...[Medics stage a die-in to remember colleagues lost in Syria] Supporters %u201Cdie%u201D in honor of medical workers killed in Syria at an event in New York City hosted by Physicians for Human Rights and the Syrian American Medical Society. Attacks on health workers in...
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The Arts and Creativity
Education & Development

The Arts and Creativity

...student and how best to learn online and become a distance learning student. How the topics I’m interested in might overlap and relate to each other. Learning about the past and what has been celebrated as art and why. Exploring the topics of art and creativity in its wider forms such as creative writing, innovation, and interpersonal skills, as I’m interested in how...
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Article 5 mins
Why has English taken over academia?
Languages

Why has English taken over academia?

...become the language with the highest number of non-native users in the world and is the most frequently used language among people who don’t share the same language in business, politics and academia. In universities in countries where English is not the official language, English is increasingly used as a medium of instruction and is often the preferred language for...
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