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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...
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...
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...
Amatrice Earthquake: 24th August 2016 - first reactions
Science, Maths & Technology

Amatrice Earthquake: 24th August 2016 - first reactions

...OU's Dave Rothery shares what we know so far about this morning's Earthquake in Italy...[Villa San Lorenzo a Flaviano, Amatrice] Villa San Lorenzo a Flaviano, Amatrice before the quake Transcript The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck Amatrice last night (01.36 GMT) was similar to the m6.3 quake that hit L'Aquila in April 2009. Both occurred at a shallow depth (which...
Gain Skills with The Open University
Money & Business

Gain Skills with The Open University

...OU are offering Rolls-Royce staff and their families the opportunity to upskill and reskill using OU courses...[Two intertwined 'R's on a royal blue background make up an emblem in white with the words 'Rolls' and Royce at the top and bottom of it.] From free, short courses to modules and degrees, The OU has something for everyone. If you are interested in studying one of...
Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...students taught through a standard classroom book versus simulations. In this strategy, participants are randomly assigned to a control or experimental group (for example, the classroom book or the simulation group). The non-experimental strategy is used when you don't aim to change a situation, but still measure outcomes in different populations and situations....