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Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'
Health, Sports & Psychology

Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'

...Open University's academics Julie Messenger and Dr Rajvinder Samra advised on our co-production 'Hospital'; here's what they think of the series...[hospital staff with a machine] Julie Messenger, academic consultant on the programme and Head of Nursing at The Open University, on what makes Hospital different from other programmes: "Unlike other hospital programmes which...
School business manager: Developing the role
Education & Development

School business manager: Developing the role

...educational resource manager’. By having someone who concentrates on areas such as administration, facilities management or human resources, it allows others to focus on teaching. When I applied for the post of business and community manager, the advertisement specified that the successful candidate would have ‘an empathy and understanding of comprehensive...
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Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Being a reader: Introduction - Reading involves making meaning from marks and images on a page or screen. It involves thinking about the meaning and constructing an interpretation of the text. Reading for Pleasure involves choosing to make such meaning...
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Play, learning and the brain: References - Bruer, J. T. (1999) ‘In search of … brain-based education’, Kappa Professional Journal, Phi Delta Kappa International: http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kbru9905.htm Chipongian, L. (2004) Brain Based Teaching and Learning....
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief

...How do you tell someone that they're dying? And how will they respond to the news? Did you know death, dying and bereavement has been a major research and teaching theme at the OU for over twenty years? Find out more on our research page. We have curated a collection of free learning content from OpenLearn to open up the subject. Take a look at the extra resources below....
What counts as professional learning?
Education & Development

What counts as professional learning?

...educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning...This session was based on a research project that was conducted in 2022 into Scottish educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning. The final report raised 5 key questions: What is the role of online professional learning for equity of access and efficiency of time and resource? How...
Parent and guardians: Your questions answered
Education & Development

Parent and guardians: Your questions answered

...open days through to UCAS applications. Tips for supporting the applicant Moving away from home and starting university can be a huge, life-changing step. Alexandra offers tips to encourage new students to integrate into the university community, from joining social media support groups, accessing additional support and selecting the right student halls. Tips for...
Entrepreneurial Lives
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial Lives

...resource acquisition, and the fascinating, messy realities of entrepreneurs are themes explored in this series by Dr. MariaLaura Di Domenico of The Open University... Invisible Boundaries: When Home is the Business MariaLaura examines the challenges of running a home-based business, the coping strategies used - including time / spatial management - and the need to act-out...