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Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...data from your needs analysis...Week 2 Identifying tricky topics: 2.3 Planning an effective needs analysis activity - When conducting a students’ needs analysis in order to identify their (mis)understandings it is useful to consider how you are going to: structure an activity to best capture students’ thoughts record the students’ thoughts and understanding analyse...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...analysis of data from population samples. You can now go to Week 8...Week 7: Statistics and repeated measurements: Acknowledgements - This course was written by Maria Townsend/The Open University STEM faculty. It was first published in October 2019. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...data (the proposed study and the systematic reviews that are underway). To achieve these objectives each carer will take part in an initial interview to establish the context of caring and understand the carer in their role prior to the COVID lockdown. The carers will then be tasked with completing a journey map/timeline highlighting critical moments identified during the...
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Article 30 mins
Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
Languages

Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...data on how people engage with Twitter, how often they check it, for how long, best times to tweet for impact and use of images and video, for example, but little research has been carried out on what people are doing while they use Twitter. Checking Twitter is something that many people do not do as an isolated activity. This is linked to the rise in 'Continuous Partial...
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Article 5 mins
What is a password manager - and should I be using one?
Digital & Computing

What is a password manager - and should I be using one?

...data will not be visible to casual inspection, but you should be extremely careful using them on any computer that you do not own or have sole control of, since your data will be stored on the machine and could be misused by another user or an administrator. You should only consider using a browser’s password storage on a machine that you are the sole user of, or one...
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Article 5 mins
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My OpenLearn account

...data in our Privacy Statement. How do I create an account? To create an account, click the green 'Create account / Sign in' button found in the top right-hand corner of the OpenLearn site. If you are on a mobile phone then you will need to click the profile icon next to the search icon. Then, click the pink 'Create account' button in the 'New visitor?' Section. Fill in...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...data and explanation of school approaches. This is part of your role as a Governor...3. Leadership and school improvement: 3. Leadership and school improvement - Estyn’s extensive report Leadership and Primary School Improvement (2016) includes an important acknowledgment that all schools have room to improve, and that leadership is the most significant factor in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...analysis, which will help you identify the political, economic, social and technological factors that could affect your organisation in the future. This will help you consider what opportunities might exist in your own job or elsewhere. As with Week 1, you’ll need the Toolkit or your notebook to jot down your thoughts and responses to the activities. By the end of this...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs