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Using Talk Factory for Speaking and Listening in Classrooms
Education & Development

Using Talk Factory for Speaking and Listening in Classrooms

...students to understand how to engage in productive argumentation in primary and secondary schools. This is an important aspect of education described in the English National Curriculum (2014) as follows: “Pupils should be taught to speak clearly and convey ideas confidently using Standard English. They should learn to justify ideas with reasons; ask questions to check...
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...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
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...
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 ......
How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown
Science, Maths & Technology

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...
Exploring stereotypes in STEM
Education & Development

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...
Explore flexible online learning
Education & Development

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....
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...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs