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Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...adapted extract from the Open University course E103 Learning and teaching in the primary years....Supporting children’s learning in primary education today: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Supporting children’s learning in primary education today. [Described image] Figure 1 Supporting learners in primary teaching today. Each section of the course invites...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...adapted extract from the Open University course H810: Accessible online learning: supporting disabled students...Assistive technologies and online learning: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what is meant by assistive technology recognise different forms of assistive technology understand some students’ experiences of...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...adapted extract from the Open University course E111 Supporting learning in primary schools. This unit is also available in Welsh on OpenLearn...Teaching assistants: Support in action (Wales): Learning outcomes - By the end of this unit, you should: be able to discuss how the UK’s teaching assistant workforce came into being be developing your understanding that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...adapted extract from the Open University course BB842 Sustainable creative management...Making creativity and innovation happen: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand different perspectives on why creativity matters consider cognitive aspects of creativity and how personality and individual differences might contribute explore...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Election days: 1779 - Save Britain from crisis!
History & The Arts

Election days: 1779 - Save Britain from crisis!

...et mollita animi alius expectantes cucnctarnini: My virtuous Countrymen, Now is the time for spirited and manly exertion. Our all is at stake. The activity and zeal of every individual among us is required at this crisis, in the same measure as if the salvation of our country depending on him singly. A general survey of the prevailing bad system adopted in government,...
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Article 5 mins
The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...et al., 2017). Generally, juries are viewed postively by the public and professionals working within the criminal justice system (CJS). Research has repeatedly showed support for jury trials for example, Roberts & Hough (2009) asked participants to rate the importance of six democratic rights. They found that the right to a jury trial was rated as the most important,...
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Article 5 mins
Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...et al. (2019) The global tree restoration potential. Vol. 365 (6448) pp. 76-79. [2] https://www.charteredforesters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Doick-et-al_Canopy-Cover-of-Englands-Towns-and-Cities_revised220317_combined.pdf [3] 23 November to 1 December 2019, is National Tree Week, the UK's largest annual tree celebration, marking the start of the winter tree planting...
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Article 10 mins
How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...et al., 2015). The arts are perhaps most closely connected to mental health. Research has shown that arts such as creative writing, music, and dance, have been helpful for reducing stress in a range of populations, such as refugees, survivors of abuse, and children who have experienced trauma or crisis (Carey, 2006; Malchiodi, 2020; King, 2022). Participation in the arts...
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