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What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?
Education & Development

What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?

...become hard to make sense of. The OU's Jacqueline Baxter shares a personal view of the state schools are in...If you were in any doubt about how complex and opaque the education system in England has become, a new report by MPs has outlined it in no uncertain terms. The report by the House of Commons education select committee into Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs)...
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Five tips for making friends at university
Education & Development

Five tips for making friends at university

...student sitting at table with friends] Rachel Byron, senior lecturer in Mental Health & Wellbeing at Wrexham University, shares five tips on what you can do to help build friendships as you start your university journey. Transcript Try new things Make a list of things you’d like to have a go at, and then have a go at them! It might be a walking group, a singing group, a...
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The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...become so closely associated with the idea of free-trade economics? Read on… Adam Smith and Eighteenth-century Scotland [Portrait of Adam Smith, author of 'Wealth of Nations'] Portrait of Adam Smith, author of 'Wealth of Nations' Adam Smith was born in Kirkaldy in Fife in 1723. He grew up and spent most of his life in the Lowlands of Scotland, where he was part of a...
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Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection
Society, Politics & Law

Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection

...OU's Steve Tombs, the result is a loss of specialist expertise, a reduction in prosecutions - and risks to public health...[The Sonae Factory in Knowsley] The now-closed Sonae chipboard factory in Knowsley, Merseyside It’s going to come to the point where it’s going to affect the residents, the local population, in many ways we are at that point now, public health and...
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Badges come to OpenLearn
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Badges come to OpenLearn

...OU’s Open Media Unit Director, Andrew Law. 'Badged open courses complement The OU’s extensive and growing portfolio of OER on OpenLearn and provide learners recognition for their achievements through assessment – for free.' The team at The OU who produced the courses were finalists in The Learning Awards 2015 for ‘Innovation in Learning’ and finalists in The...
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An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...students become more familiar? What activities could you set up? Table 1 Students’ familiarity with independent learning practices STUDENTS WHO USE MY LIBRARY HOW YOU COULD HELP STUDENTS BECOME MORE FAMILIAR PRACTICE FAMILIAR UNFAMILIAR UNSURE Devising a search plan/strategy Identifying information sources Considering keywords, terms and phrases ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
How does OpenLearn deal with older content?
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?

...OU brand/reputation. We have received a valid request to remove a piece of content. It requires technology to access that has become difficult for an average user to acquire (e.g. a piece of content requires certain software to be able to enjoy). Our preference is to update content rather than remove a piece entirely. Reasons for updating content may include: The article,...
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Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...become a more technical piece of writing? OK? [SIDE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS] MARK RAYNER OK. What else has changed in that first sentence? STUDENT It changed ‘shape of a body’ to ‘somatotype’. MARK RAYNER ‘Shape of a body’ is changed to ‘somatotype’. Exactly. We’ve packed all that information, way of describing the shape of a body, into...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs