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Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Assessment in secondary geography: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate what it means to make progress in geography outline a framework for assessing progress in geography outline the differences between formative and summative assessment explain some of the...
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...Open Educational Resource Unit Teaching Secondary Modern Foreign Languages – Issues in Practise I'm Maria Luisa Perez Cavana and when designing this unit I drew on my many years in MFL education as a German and Spanish teacher as well as my experience of initial teacher education. Modern foreign languages is one of the most rewarding but also a difficult subject area to...
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our end-of-course survey. Participation is completely confidential and we will...
Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...open plain. They were very active carrying up straws and feathers to the crevices on the trioliths where the massive imposts rest on the upright stones. I noticed the birds because of their bright appearance: they were lighter coloured than any sparrows I have ever seen, and one cock bird when flying to and fro in the sunlight looked almost white. I formed the idea that...
Doping in rugby union: a case of papering over the cracks?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping in rugby union: a case of papering over the cracks?

...can rugby address the issue of doping at all levels. To learn more about sports and fitness, find videos, articles, games and free courses on OpenLearn. If you're interested in studying Sports and Fitness with the Open University, explore more courses and qualifications we offer in this subject area. This article was first published on the OU Sports & Fitness blog....
What can we learn from Pokemon Go?
Education & Development

What can we learn from Pokemon Go?

...opening up in areas such as game design, media, online marketing and augmentation. This makes Pokémon Go itself a subject for study and for reflection. Already, young entrepreneurs with up to 20 years’ experience of Pokémon hunting are beginning to offer their services as consultants to new game players. Far more people, though, are sharing their expertise freely. As...
Does Brexit mean another Scottish Independence vote?
Society, Politics & Law

Does Brexit mean another Scottish Independence vote?

...opened up the possibility of more devolution, which had previously been more or less closed off. A feasible alternative to independence is to push for more autonomy in the areas that are devolved and currently “Europeanised” – including agriculture, fishing and environmental policies. The UK could grant that and perhaps convincingly argue that the Scots were...
Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...Open University’s EdD programme, following a spark of curiosity that woke me up from my language teaching routine. One of my students in the language laboratory, as she engaged with an online task, started talking aloud to herself, even gesturing to the computer screen. I was fascinated. And I wanted to find out more about it. I wanted to know why people talk aloud to...