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Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Education & Development

Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others

...education system feels overwhelming, but we can all work at solving ways it can manifest. There are extra resources imbedded throughout this article which aim to be informative. Now you will hear from Ruby, Lenny and Kate Williams. Ruby I am 21 and at university, but when I was 16, I wasn’t sure how to get my life back on track as my mental health, confidence and world...
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Article 15 mins
The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
Miscellaneous

The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University. He is programme director Learning Analytics within IET and head of Data Wranglers, whereby he leads a group of learning analytics academics who conduct evidence-based research and sense-making of Big Data at the OU. As an educational psychologist, he conducts multi-disciplinary research on work-based and collaborative...
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Article 5 mins
Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

...Open University, Larry gives an overview of his art practice describing how he became an artist and how he reaches his audiences across an ever-expanding platform of dynamic visual, sonic and digital media...Transcript Larry Achiampong is a contemporary Ghanaian British artist known for his innovative and thought-provoking approach to art, often exploring themes of...
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Video 5 mins
Why is FGM practised?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is FGM practised?

...education, autonomy and legal protection, and dependent on husbands, fathers and families for financial existence, many girls and women may have had no choice but to comply with or be forced into FGM. Senior female family members, for all the above reasons, often play a complicit part in the procedure and in ensuring female relatives undergo FGM, reinforcing the practice...
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Article 5 mins
Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills
Digital & Computing

Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills

...Open University address the UK’s skills shortage and will open doors to better opportunities...Update your IT and Computing Skills Skilled IT professionals are very much in demand and Computing and IT is a rapidly growing sector of employment. Gain more digital skills with our free courses. Find out more about Computing and IT qualifications at The Open University and a...
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Article 5 mins
Ethnicity as a Learning Tool
Education & Development

Ethnicity as a Learning Tool

...education sector. The sheer presence of race and ethnicity in higher education demands careful scrutiny of learning delivery to bridge the gap between educational attainment levels of different ethnic groups. There is widespread evidence of differential distribution of educational attainment amongst different ethnic groups across all subject areas in UK universities. An...
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Article 10 mins
Managing for Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Managing for Sustainability

...resource management? How do companies operate while maintaining corporate social responsibility? From understanding the need for sustainability, and environmental auditing to learning how organisations integrate health and safety policy. This collection/album explores many of the issues that face modern businesses and gives some insight into how these companies function...
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Video 23 mins
The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
OpenLearn Ireland

The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...resources. The success of these groups, according to CEDRA, has been in the identification of a specific need, the identification of potential and subsequently harnessing a network of pre-existing supports. Their adoption of an integrated and territorial approach to the challenge of economic development is seen as key to their success. In many ways, this prescription...
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Article 5 mins