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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...classes for a range of levels, others may work with individuals with disabilities, and for some their role will involve working across a wide range of different populations in a range of contexts. Different coach/instructor contexts may work towards specific codes of conduct; however, the principles of ethical and professional behaviour do possess some consistent factors,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...feedback on their writing will know, it’s not just the information that is conveyed – e.g. about the strengths and weaknesses of a piece of work – that is vital to the success of this interaction. How this information is conveyed is also very important, particularly because of the sort of relationship it sets up between the teacher and the student. Activity 8:...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Parlez-vous Eurovision?
Languages

Parlez-vous Eurovision?

...La La La, Ding-a-dong, Boom Bang-a-bang, A-ba-ni-bi, and Diggi-Doo Diggi-Ley. France, Italy, Spain and Portugal have always sung in one of their official languages, sometimes combined with a few words in English. Even partial use of the English language in their entries has gathered criticism: there were complaints in France when their song "Divine" included verses in...
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How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour
Science, Maths & Technology

How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour

...feedback mechanism. In this case when dopamine is released it binds to the autoreceptors and has the effect of dampening down the level of release of dopamine from that cell – a kind of inhibitory feedback. Now imagine what would happen if a person had less of these dopamine autoreceptors. In this case the person could experience a continued unchecked release of...
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If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors
Science, Maths & Technology

If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors

...feedback facing The Avengers, if Hollywood worked the way scientific journals work. WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS...[Infinity Wars pixel art] What if movie scripts were subjected to the same peer-review process as a scientific manuscript? Peer-review for a scientific paper involves a journal editor sending your manuscript to two or three expert reviewers for feedback. As...
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Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...feedback. This doesn’t necessarily mean formal teamwork. It could be your friends, family, colleagues, or fellow students. Cindy mentions her study buddy from a face-to-face meetup, while Ida uses her family as a sounding board. Independent learning with support While you’ll have your support network, independent study remains a significant aspect of OU learning....
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Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Education & Development

Review: The Digital Academic - Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education

...feedback and engage with a community. Likewise, Charlotte Frost’s chapter on her work around PhD2Publisheddemonstrates a way of publicly self-teaching and how this manifest as part of her own career trajectory – countering claims that no-one ever gets tenure from a blog post. As a set of critical perspectives, this book would not be complete without a deep dive into...
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Article 5 mins
Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'
Society, Politics & Law

Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'

...Class in England , 1845. To remedy what Engels described as ‘a mass of helplessness and misery’, London County Council cleared the slum and built Arnold Circus. Unfortunately, the original slum inhabitants could not afford the rents of these first council houses so they were forced into new slums further to the east. The Boundary Estate: mapping poverty [Copyright:...
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Activity 15 mins