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Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...feedback from my tutor, it was clear that I hadn't actually answered the question - to be honest, I'd hardly read it. I just homed in on the topic. I made the assumption that I was no good at writing essays. It's taken me a while to work out what was happening but I think I've learned that good essays don't just 'happen'. Sue's notes were different: I was reading one of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...de Oliveira Andrade...[Savanna Hawk] A savannah Hawk perches on a fence post in Pantanal, Brazil Policies that prevent fires caused by people in El Cerrado (the Brazilian savannah) lead to biodiversity losses because they promote the expansion of forests with dense vegetation. This is the main conclusion of a study that examined impacts over the last 30 years in parts of...
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Article 5 mins
The genetics of autism
Health, Sports & Psychology

The genetics of autism

...de novo mutations, can also play a role in the development of autism. Researchers think that these de novo gene variants may play a more prominent role in those families where just one person has autism (also called sporadic autism). The occurrence of new genetic changes, not inherited from either parent, could explain why in some families only one person is affected by...
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Article 5 mins
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...feedback processes, the flows that are affecting the Arctic are already changing the whole planet. There will be further changes, with an impact on us all. The Arctic is often considered a victim of climate change – and it certainly is – but this course hopes to show that the Arctic acts as a planetary barometer. To discover the evidence that the Earth is dominated by...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
London's 1818 public health crisis
History & The Arts

London's 1818 public health crisis

...classes of society; it having been preceded by a scarcity of food for two years. In the year 1803, 164 patients and in that 1804, 185 were admitted into this hospital. The return inserted in the evidence of Dr. Bateman, physician to the institution for the last 15 years, shows that the minimum of sickness was 1810, when 30 patients only were admitted, and the average of...
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Article 10 mins
Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...class background and have lived predominantly in Glasgow and the west of Scotland all my life. I have a strong sense of my own identity as a woman and the implications of this culturally in relation to political and social developments during the course of my life. At certain stages in my life, I can admit to ‘campaigning to overthrow capitalism’ through a political...
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Article 5 mins
Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU
Languages

Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU

...Feedback such as.. “Makes you think about how things work if you have to explain to others” or.. “There's always something useful in hearing from others - little hints and tips” ..showed how much our students profited from taking responsibility for their learning, reflecting, and sharing their learning strategies. Specifically for language learning, the benefits...
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Article 10 mins
Impossible Peace 2: Bullets in their socks
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Bullets in their socks

...the part of it involving the UDA. In a handwritten note dated June 2025, the paramilitary ‘brigadier’ Jackie McDonald shares some more detail, including how the Canadian General John de Chastelain had invited him to use the electric saw to cut up a few machine guns. He writes that he did so with mixed feelings, and then offers the standout line:...
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Article 5 mins