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Moving education in Sri Lanka from equal access to full gender equality
Education & Development

Moving education in Sri Lanka from equal access to full gender equality

...become good (well educated) mothers and wives and boys into providers and leaders in society. Students and teachers, particularly in war affected communities, echoed the text books’ emphasis on holding on to tradition, culture, and family values. This is in response to the destabilization of the traditional family unit as a result of three decades of war and the rapid...
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...students. This free course, Accessibility of eLearning, introduces the challenges for disabled students who may use computers in different ways when taking part in eLearning or may need alternative teaching methods. It covers the technology and techniques used by disabled students, the adjustments to teaching methods that might be reasonable, design decisions which affect...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...OU and its Student Association. You can find a similar list for your university if you have a Facebook account by using the search function and then filtering by ‘Page’. [Screenshot of different Facebook Pages.] Figure 2 Facebook Pages tend to be created by companies, celebrities, and those with strong brands. This will include universities and student led...
Gain Skills with The Open University
Money & Business

Gain Skills with The Open University

...OU are working together to offer all Michelin staff and their families the opportunity to upskill and reskill using OU courses...From free, short courses to modules and degrees, The OU has something for everyone. If you are interested in studying one of our accredited modules or qualifications, you can find more information at...
The impact of a Professional Doctorate
Education & Development

The impact of a Professional Doctorate

...OU graduates about the personal and professional impact of the Professional Doctorate...EdD Journeys Listen to the educational experiences of four OU graduates, and the difference the professional doctorate made in their lives. Transcripts Professor Hazel Reid - Transcript Dr Eddie Rocks - Transcript Dr Pauline Lyseight-jones - Transcript Dr Tim Maxwell - Transcript EdD...
A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969

...become a much safer sport since 1969. [Lewis Hamilton – 2018 Canadian Grand Prix] Lewis Hamilton - 2018 Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal. He is entombed within a survival cell, designed to protect his body from injury. But why has the sport become so much safer, what reasons explain this transformation? Looking back at newspapers and specialist motor racing magazines in...
When did the largest ocean current on Earth start?
Nature & Environment

When did the largest ocean current on Earth start?

...student, Sophie Alexander, explains...The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the largest ocean current on Earth. It flows clockwise around Antarctica, linking the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. The ACC is important to Earth’s climate. Firstly, the ACC isolates Antarctica from warmer waters to the north of the current. The ACC is also important to the drawdown...
What do tests tell us?
Education & Development

What do tests tell us?

...student's ability and development? Dr Jane Cullen looks into this. ...Part 1 What's important about tests? Part 2 Analysing the results of the Bohunt tests Part 1 [Hand on exam paper] What's important about tests? The whole of the month-long experiment which is ‘Chinese School’ is leading up to the tests given at the end. The tests are being used to compare the 50...