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Dr Vicky Taylor on her work with Asian Elephants
Science, Maths & Technology

Dr Vicky Taylor on her work with Asian Elephants

Dr Vicky Taylor describes her work with Asian elephants and how the partnership with Woburn Safari Park contributes to our courses...Explore the OU/BBC series Vicky Taylor was academic advisor for
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Video 5 mins
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...students have seen what I do. And as a result, they’ve become advocates themselves. [MUSIC PLAYING] Advocacy is something that’s important for every teacher, every educator, regardless of your role or level of expertise, needs to embrace. Because if you’re not willing to stand up and share your students’ stories, people from the outside will. As teachers, we’re...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...Students and practitioners should not become so immersed in the specialised disciplines of the biomedical sciences that they lost sight of the patient as a person (Lawrence, 1999). There is good evidence that by the early twentieth century general practitioners working among the middle classes used laboratory tests to help their diagnosis. Similarly, the development and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
My unique path to university: more real stories
Education & Development

My unique path to university: more real stories

...students who share their stories of studying later in life and being the first in their family to go to University. ...This series of videos is documenting the journeys of university students from backgrounds currently underrepresented in higher education. Hannah's story Hannah shares her experience as a young carer and the first member of his family to go to university...
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Video 5 mins
Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...OU for over 15 years; initially as a research fellow on the PersSyst Project (working alongside Rose Armson in supporting systems thinking for People services at the OU) and then as an Associate Lecturer on an undergraduate and postgraduate modules in systems thinking. Rupesh received his BSc (Hons) from the University of Bath in Business Administration in 1997. He gained...
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Audio 15 mins
Redundancy - what are your next steps?
Education & Development

Redundancy - what are your next steps?

...You can reframe your redundancy experience and move forward on your career journey. Redundancy - your next steps offers you support from the point you may be threatened with job loss through to when you secure your next role. Some resources mentioned in the aforementioned podcasts are available to OU students only. This content is designed for those in the UK and Ireland....
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Article 5 mins
Communication in the healthcare sector
Education & Development

Communication in the healthcare sector

...students studying level 3 concepts in the field such as Principles and Contexts or A levels. Open this resouce. Communication (Principles and Contexts Level 3) [Communication in the healthcare sector page images] This is a resource to encourage and support effective communication in Health and Social Care. The resource is suitable for students studying level 3 concepts...
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Activity 5 mins
Social care, social work and the law
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care, social work and the law

...becoming a lecturer. She describes her experiences, key principles of the work, and offers invaluable advice to students and practitioners alike. Independent social work service The issue of representation is key in all social work services. Two key aspects are highlighted here: the representation of children’s wishes and presenting in court. Life after care Ruth Hayman...
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Audio 2 hrs 40 mins