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ADHD and Dyslexia: How and why formal diagnosis can be helpful
Education & Development

ADHD and Dyslexia: How and why formal diagnosis can be helpful

...a diagnosis can have. You’ll also hear from Jo, who shares her experience of receiving an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood, alongside practical tips and links to further support. This was produced to support the BBC/OU co-production of inside our minds which in its second series focused upon ADHD and dyslexia. To learn more about the series, visit the OU Connect page....
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Where a ban has been replaced by a bee
Languages

Where a ban has been replaced by a bee

...students murmur over spelling sheets and proud parents deliver the last gasps of pep talks. After final embraces and a tear or two, the spelling competitors are swept backstage. [Mariana Moya-Rubiano competes in the 2016 Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español] Fifth-grader Mariana Moya-Rubiano from Thomas Harrison Middle School, Harrisburg, Virginia, correctly spells...
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Ethnicity as a Learning Tool
Education & Development

Ethnicity as a Learning Tool

...students have an effective learning experience and attain good grades, irrespective of their ethnicities? Dr Manfusa Shams explores three challenges relating to this... ...A good learning experience ensures knowledge enhancement and personal development. However, the inequitable learning outcomes for diverse ethnic minority groups is apparent in all learning environments,...
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Can you manage a supply chain?
Money & Business

Can you manage a supply chain?

...students. In class he would get students to place orders for beer according to a particular schedule. This game has become famous worldwide as an example of the difficulties of managing supply chains. What you’re able to do yourself is an online version of this game. We put you in the position of managing one of the tiers of the supply chain. In this case we’re not...
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Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change
Nature & Environment

Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change

...student, Katrina Nilsson-Kerr...[Monsoon in the valleys of Madhya Pradesh, India] The valleys of Madhya Pradesh, India, during monsoon season The Indian summer monsoon represents a significant component of the global climate system, specifically its role in the hydrological cycle during the summer monsoon months of June through to September when vast amounts of rainfall...
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Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...Ou/BBC Radio 4 programme ‘All in the Mind’ suggests something that most people involved with it probably don’t actually believe: that mental health problems are ‘all in the mind’. The natural follow-on to believing this is that if only we could think differently there would be no reason to be disturbed or distressed. Of course, popular approaches such as...
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How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead
Money & Business

How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead

...OU’s Employability Framework The hub is built around the Open University’s ten key employability skills – the stuff that really matters to employers. These include: Communication Collaboration Problem Solving Self-awareness Self-management and resilience Digital and information literacy Numeracy Global citizenship Commercial and sector awareness You can search the...
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Happy New Year
Miscellaneous

Happy New Year

...OU students in different ways too) Succeed in the workplace Is this the year you put your career first? Check out our Badged Open Course, and if you fancy a STEM career, feast your eyes on our collection. You can also check out our full collection of badged open courses on employability. Start writing New year, new novel? Have you been itching to get your first novel...
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