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The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...OU...[Photo of wind turbines in an Offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.] Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, United Kingdom The Energy & Environment Research Unit (EERU) at the OU was formed in 1985 by a merger of ATG (Alternative Technology Group) and ERG (Energy Research Group). EERU’s remit included wind, solar, energy in buildings, transport, biofuels, and other...
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From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator
Health, Sports & Psychology

From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator

...OU vision is ‘to reach more students with learning that meets their needs and enriches society’. This resembled my pathway into nursing and paved a professional career that I always dreamed of. Fast forward to 2018, I was working in the Heart Rehabilitation team, and I was drawn to a Practice Tutor job advert from the OU. I remember thinking to myself, this is the job...
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Has media literacy become self-destructive?
Education & Development

Has media literacy become self-destructive?

...become too distrustful of experts...[Self-destructive computer] Anxious about the widespread consumption and spread of propaganda and fake news during [the US Presidential] election cycle, many progressives are calling for an increased commitment to media literacy programs. Others are clamoring for solutions that focus on expert fact-checking and labeling. Both of these...
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Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner (Chinese)
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner (Chinese)

...version of Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner, which is also available in English...本免费课程是“学会教学：成为反思型教学实践者”课程的中文翻译版本，英文原版也在本网站中提供。 This free course is the Chinese version of Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner, which is also available in English....
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
DEBATE: Will the ‘culture of risk’ become popular again?
Money & Business

DEBATE: Will the ‘culture of risk’ become popular again?

Are you worried the ‘culture of risk’ will become popular again, despite the current drive for more caution? Air your views here...Read the academic articles below on this, then share your views by voting in our poll and using the comments facility. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.
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How do you become US President?
Society, Politics & Law

How do you become US President?

...become US president? Dr Richard Heffernan has some advice on the mechanics of the system...Transcript The US is a federal, presidential system. It is federal because it is a union of fifty individual states and power being separated between the states and their federal government; presidential because the head of the federal government, the President, is also the head of...
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Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...become the next Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman?...[boy dressed as a superhero] Comic book heroes come in all shapes and sizes, but each possesses that one unique ability which makes them ‘super’. As children we are excited by these super beings and dream of one day being like them. As adults, these super abilities stimulate our childhood fantasies and allow us to...
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How do you become French President?
Society, Politics & Law

How do you become French President?

Dr Richard Heffernan discusses how presidential elections work in France...Transcript France has a semi presidential system and is a unitary state. The President is directed elected by the French people, but has then to appoint a Prime Minister who can command the support of a majority of the French legislature. French national elections are conducted in two stages...
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