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How to be a critical reader
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How to be a critical reader

...students, and it amazes me how different they have been over time, and the inequality continues to grow. Compared with the students in the 1970s, today’s students are uneducated and unfit for a college education. (Adapted from www.joannejacobs.com/2009/02/unfit-for-a-college-education/#comments) Extract 2 Students today do not write merely to obtain good grades. They...
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Explore flexible online learning
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Explore flexible online learning

...online learning offered by the OU. There are hundreds of flexible courses that players can combine with a busy training and match schedule. ...[PFA and OU logos] Whatever your ambition, start by exploring the range of content to find a topic that inspires you. As pioneers of distance learning for over 50 years, we’re here to support you reach your educational goals....
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My OpenLearn account

...OU Computing Helpdesk (ou-computing-helpdesk@open.ac.uk). You can telephone +44 (0) 1908 653972. How do I change my name and email details? 1. Name change in your OpenLearn profile 'My OpenLearn' is your user profile. To amend your profile name, click on 'My OpenLearn', which is displayed near the top of each page, and select ‘Edit my profile and display settings’....
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Teaching equality: unconscious bias in education
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Teaching equality: unconscious bias in education

...student. Can you show me what you’re doing to support her progress?’ I’m stumped. ‘Er, I refer you to the aforementioned …’ I mumble to a halt. Then I try again, saying something more definite about looking into it and reporting back by our next meeting. Afterwards, I felt a bit cross. As a new teacher, I was fully committed to the ‘Every Child Matters’...
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Are you estranged from your family and considering university?
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Are you estranged from your family and considering university?

...student finance. The key issue is that estranged students do not have any financial, emotional or other support from their parents (biological or adoptive parents) for their higher education studies. They are self-reliant and live independently, sometimes with friends or a relative such as grandparents before or while at university. Support available Estrangement is so...
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How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown
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How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown

...OU research student, Eduardo Frias-Anaya explains:...Brain and homeostasis [microvessels in the blood brain barrier] Figure 1: Tight junctions between brain endothelial cells control the transport across the barrier The brain acts as the centre of the nervous system, controlling processes occurring at different levels in the body. The structure of the brain is complex and...
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Exploring stereotypes in STEM
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Exploring stereotypes in STEM

...OU academics and students the following questions: 1. Who are you, what do you do in STEM/have you done in STEM? 2. Why did you choose to study STEM subjects? 3. Why choose a STEM career? 4. Why do you belong in STEM? Who are you, what do you do/have you done in STEM? Transcript Why did you choose to study STEM subjects? Transcript Why choose a STEM career? Transcript Why...
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Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?
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Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?

...students but interestingly showed new insights into how they learn, approach and regard exams...Find out more about The Open University’s Childhood and Youth Studies qualification. [Sign saying 'EXAMS AHEAD' next to books] EHE students have to pay in full and sit exams as private candidates, organising their own exams with willing exam centres; at a school, college or...
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