Science, Maths & Technology
Science experiment: The density tower
In this video, the OU's Janet Sumner shows you how to conduct a simple density tower experiment using everyday household liquids...Density Tower template Transcript
Education & Development
Parent guide to university applications and beyond
...Student Recruitment Officer at University of South Wales, a parent of two daughters who have attended university recently. They take you through the application process, show how to get started with Student Finance and ways to support your young person with this big step. [University of South Wales logo] This resource was provided by the University of South Wales and is...
Languages
Can I use 'we' and 'I' in my essay? Introducing corpus linguistics
...student essays, for example, looking on Google wouldn't be a very good way to go about it. And if we wanted to know if one group of students (for example Engineering students) use 'we' in their academic writing more than another group (such as History students) then an internet search wouldn't be any help at all. To answer the question in the title to this article, we'd...
Education & Development
Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
...OU staff on why they volunteer, what it means and how others can get involved...[Meeting around a table] For many people, volunteering can be an excellent opportunity to use knowledge and skills that have been developed at work for the benefit of their community or another organisation, or develop new skills and knowledge. It can also be a way to make sense of experiences...
Education & Development
School geography: Exploring a definition
...become too subject focused we may lose sight of the individual needs of children (and indeed, the ways schools serve wider societal goals). Thus, the student voice is important and the subject can seem fragmented and distant. See what one student, Jessica, had to say by clicking on 'view document' below. View document Wider and deeper considerations are also important. In...
Health, Sports & Psychology
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
...OU student, try searching journals and databases in the online library for the same information. There are many mental health and wellbeing apps (of varying quality) out there… so look for an app that has the data to support its quality and effectiveness. References Andrews, S., Ellis, D. A., Shaw, H., & Piwek, L. (2015). Beyond self-report: tools to compare estimated...
Miscellaneous
Why school is bad for us - an inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Rix
...OU academic. Jonathan Rix, Professor of Participation and Learning Support in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies at The Open University, will deliver his inaugural lecture on Why school is bad for us – lessons we need to learn, on Thursday 16 November at The Open University, when he will explore this obsession and ask if there are some simple ways to...
Health, Sports & Psychology
"Nursing is a fantastic career"
Staff Tutor for Nursing for The Open University, Michael Davidson, explains why he believes nursing can be a rewarding career choice for men and women...Transcript Go further with the OU