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Learning to Groove
History & The Arts

Learning to Groove

...education is playing an important and alternative role. Jazz musician Gary Crosby and his partner Janine Irons share their story of how they set up the band and why they feel so passionate about giving opportunities to inner city children to learn how to play jazz and to guide them on their way to future success in the music industry. We also hear personal stories from...
TESSA: Listening to Pupils
Education & Development

TESSA: Listening to Pupils

...the TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - Be Careful Ibrahim learns the importance of water and oxygen from a story Dawi tells him TESSA - The Eye Witness Kwame doesn't listen to his pupil and wishes he had. TESSA - Catch the Thief Major is not believed but then catches a thief TESSA - Something Good Jude's snap decision costs him money...
TESSA: Motivating Pupils
Education & Development

TESSA: Motivating Pupils

...formal and non formal learning situations. This material is from the TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - The Music Teacher Florence invites a special music teacher into the classroom TESSA - Anything for School Adjua wants to go to school, even though she is sick TESSA - Plantain Seller Linus motivates his daughter, Ngozi, to win a race...
Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...education and how this affects science in the secondary school curriculum...This free course, Teaching secondary science, will identify and explore some of the key issues around science pedagogy in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates, you will reflect on your practice as a science teacher and develop a greater awareness of the wider...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...Educational Technology at The Open University. Christothea has studied children and mobile technologies in several projects funded by the British Academy and the British Educational Research Association, and she has a doctorate in game-based learning and psychology. Being a mum, she has had the opportunity to observe her own child and their interactions with technologies...
Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain
Digital & Computing

Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain

...education...This article presents a scenario investigated by the QualiChain project for supporting lifelong learning through the use of Blockchain technology. Within the £40M budget, the Institute of Coding applied our work to transform how Computer Science is accredited in the UK. This scenario is based on the use of Smart Badges, which are dynamic records of...
About OpenLearn Wales
OpenLearn Cymru Wales

About OpenLearn Wales

...educational resources developed and curated by The Open University in Wales...Whether you live, work or study in Wales or are simply curious about the country – you’ve found the right place to learn something new, for free. On OpenLearn Wales you’ll find a selection of free resources relevant to Wales and Welsh life. These include online courses, videos, interactive...
What is it like to research death and loss?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like to research death and loss?

...education of death, dying, loss, and grief across the life course and in diverse contexts. The Centre’s vision is to use research and education to foster open dialogue and critical engagement with death and loss. This podcast is a conversation between three of the Centre’s members discussing their experiences of what it is like to do research in this topic area. They...