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Cognitive Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

...human mind has long been a topic of fascination and curiosity amongst writers, artists and psychologists, from Carl Jung and Salvador Dali to Virginia Wolfe and Gertrude Stein. This album explores our understanding of consciousness, and features a discussion on some of psychology's most complex questions: what does it mean to be a conscious human, and what purposes our...
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Audio 27 mins
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...Human Behavior, 37, 290-297. Corcoran, K., Crusius, J., & Mussweiler, T. (2011). Social comparison: Motives, standards, and mechanisms. D. Charee (Ed.), Theories in Social Psychology, Wiley (2011), pp. 119-139 Deloitte (2017). There’s no place like phone. Consumer usage patterns in the era of peak smartphone.
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Article 10 mins
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...humanity’s undoubted resourcefulness and impressive technological achievements. For those who consider this to be an appropriate area of study, the question naturally arises as to the origins of this phenomenon. One possibility might be entropy. According to Rifkin (1985), all things, including ourselves, our institutions and the solar system itself are subject to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design
Education & Development

First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design

...resources to help prompt initial thoughts and discussions about embedding sustainability in course design...This page will lead you through the initial steps towards embedding sustainability that we have found effective in our own practice: Be curious Reflection Sustainability competencies Learning outcomes and skills Student voice Reuse Connection Be curious Being...
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Article 5 mins
Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub

...resources (articles, videos, audios and courses) that have been curated by a team of applied psychologists within The Open University School of Psychology and Counselling. Read on and take part in activities to find out how it could be of benefit to you! ...We have many common experiences at work (starting a job, building relationships, teamworking, change, trusting...
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Article 10 mins
Darwin and Evolution
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Evolution

...humans can influence the evolution of other species. This material forms part of The Open University course S366 Evolution... Darwin and Evolution A short introduction to this album. Shared ancestries Exhibits at the Natural History Museum in Tring reveal a striking shared ancestry between the hippo and the dolphin. Birds and breeding Darwin's study of the bizarre results...
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Audio 13 mins
Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum
Health, Sports & Psychology

Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum

...Resources are recommended at the end for wider reading about the purpose and value of co-production. The focus of this article is on applying principles that challenge conventional academic processes and promote collaboration and equal knowledge to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. Co-production in social work education Social work education has pioneered the...
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Article 5 mins
Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...human condition includes pain, it is unavoidable, but the mind and body don’t have to just instinctively react to painful experiences. Mindfulness is a skill that allows us to be less responsive to what is happening in the present moment. It is a way of relating our experiences (positive, negative and neutral) in a particular way, so that our overall suffering is...
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Article 10 mins