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Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...life on another celestial body, are we entitled to interfere with it? What would it mean for human societies if we found a form of life on another world that had evolved in a completely different way to the one we know about? These are complex questions that do not have simple answers. But they are questions we all can – and should – think about and try to answer....
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Building a crystal radio set
Science, Maths & Technology

Building a crystal radio set

...simple crystal set will not have good selectivity so if two strong signals are received on nearby frequencies it will not be possible to separate them. The tuned circuit comprises a coil (inductor) and a capacitor, which is usually variable for tuning. Pre-wound ferrite rod coils can be bought, or you can wind your own: for example, for medium wave, 100 turns of 0.5...
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Five tips to make online teaching neuroinclusive
Education & Development

Five tips to make online teaching neuroinclusive

...simple validation of different types of learning. Tell your quiet students that it’s ok to learn by listening, reading and reflecting. Let other students know that it’s fine to need frequent repetition of key points, because some learning is iterative. Model different ways of processing and retaining information. Show your students that a neurodiverse learning...
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Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...it’s about designing environments where all students can understand expectations, access support and feel that their experiences matter. The actions recommended across recent research are practical, concrete and often simple to implement. Taken together, they offer powerful tools for helping Black and minority ethnic students succeed and thrive at the OU and beyond....
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Vikings - just misunderstood?
History & The Arts

Vikings - just misunderstood?

...simple traders or merchants too. With their outward-looking society and cutting edge techniques, they were among the earliest investors in global technologies in a post-Roman world that, even then, was increasingly international. And today, as a modern recreation of a Viking vessel embarks for the first ever Viking exhibition in China, it’s clear their appeal is truly...
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Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?

...simple and sharp form. Extreme sports allow people a return to nature, an antidote to the over-sanitised World we live, whether riding the waves or scaling a rock face these extreme activities provide unique, constantly evolving opportunities to challenge participants and fulfil their needs. References Adams, J. 1995. Risk. UCL Press London. Barlow, M., Woodman, T.,...
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An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice
Science, Maths & Technology

An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice

...simple. Rules are almost always based on past problems, not future ones. Technology changes much faster than regulation ever can. That means designers often find themselves working in the grey areas—in the gaps between the hodgepodge of policies and regulations and between what the rules say and what the product actually needs. As one designer I interviewed as part of...
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Primary education: listening and observing Badge icon
Education & Development

Primary education: listening and observing

...codes...Session 3: Observing learning: 3 Systematic observation - You can make more systematic observations using ‘codes’. Codes are pre-assigned numbers (or letters, or symbols) that represent specific actions, behaviours or words. When you observe using codes, for example, you log a number each time the child shows a specific behaviour. For example, you could use...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs