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Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...OU student says: I think it is important to take one day off to refresh the mind. I know that you may feel you cannot afford to do it but you do need some downtime. Go for a run, take time to look at the world around you, it is worth taking the time out. Feeling as though you ‘don’t want to’ or ‘just cannot’ do something may appear as procrastination but may...
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Article 10 mins
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...Students of languages become aware of this when they have learned to pronounce something correctly and suddenly start to hear it clearly. For instance, when a student of Spanish has learnt how to say a rapid colloquial expression such as p’alante and finds she can suddenly hear and understand it. What the mouth can say becomes accessible to the ear to hear....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...students come into medical school but it’s important to remember that there are some areas of the country without a district general hospital, for example, Powys in Wales, and those students making an application to medical school can do things like working at nursing homes, special needs schools, nurseries, GP practices, veterinary surgeries, but we’ve also had...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
The psychology of World Cup fans
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of World Cup fans

...student” identity is active compared with their “rugby team member” identity. During the World Cup, social identity as a member of a country suddenly becomes very visible. So even people who normally don’t follow football feel very motivated to be positive about their country and its team. They are also more likely to be negative about other teams. 2. Why do...
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Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...students, where to be flexible in your mindset and where you want to be in 10 years time is just a different way of working. And I think the workplace is changing, be that flexible working hours, more entrepreneurial working relationships. I just think the way that countries and cities and financial services now work is all changing a lot. There's a lot of remote working...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...OU Economics Seminar Series on the crisis in care. What are the benefits that may come from care-led recovery? Dr Jerome De Henau is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, principal investigator on international projects for organisations including the ILO (International Labour Organization) and FEPS (Foundation for European Progressive Studies), and...
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Video 3 hrs
Street Science with Jon Chase
Health, Sports & Psychology

Street Science with Jon Chase

...Student Incredible. Student Well if you bounce it around. Student Spinning. Jon Chase Yeah. You can bounce it around a little bit. Yeah. It should stay like that. Student No way. Student Whoa. Student It’s spinning in the middle. Jon Chase Yeah. Title: Sucking Eggs Student Who reckons they can get this egg in this bottle without ......
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Video 5 mins
The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...OU are working together to analyse how attendees interact with the walk. In this article we’re reflecting on the experiences of Andrew, one of the Café’s volunteers. It is thanks to the generosity of local volunteers like Andrew that the Café and its activities have been so successful. To set the scene, the Café is held at and hosted by volunteers from St....
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Article 10 mins