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Brain Awareness Week
Science, Maths & Technology

Brain Awareness Week

...OU PhD students' fascinating research into the brain to new articles with mind-blowing facts, we've got a host of FREE brainy learning materials...Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Here, on OpenLearn, we want to encourage you to learn more about the brain so we've collated a series of...
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Article 1 hr
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...
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Article 5 mins
The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future
Science, Maths & Technology

The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future

...OU have been involved with several projects to produce new adsorbent materials to recover valuable metals from waste streams (Chaves et al., 2022). This has the benefit of reducing the need for future mining and the environmental impacts associated with it, such as deforestation, contamination of soils, pollution of local waterways, an increase in noise level and dust as...
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Article 5 mins
Social construction and social constructionism
Society, Politics & Law

Social construction and social constructionism

...OU tutors. Activity 1 Listen to the audio files. You may find it helpful to listen to the recordings a second time and take notes that help define the terms social construction and social constructionism. Social Construction/Constructionism part 1 (8 minutes 5.5 MB) John Clarke This is D218: Getting to grips with social construction and social constructionism. John Clarke...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
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....
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Article 10 mins
RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...become academies. It's the end of a local tradition in education, says James Williams...By announcing that all schools will be expected to become academies, George Osborne has foretold the death of local authority involvement in education. Born on December 18 1902, Local Education Authorities (LEAs) will likely have their life support switched off sometime in 2022, by...
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Article 5 mins
Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge
Languages

Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge

...students that as a first book to read in the language they’re learning they pick up a translation of their favourite book. Being familiar with the characters and plot of the book means that even if they don’t understand many words in the book, they don’t have to struggle with the vocabulary or the plot, as they know what’s happening. It can also be fun to discover...
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Article 15 mins
How to be a critical reader
Languages

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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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs