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The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End
History & The Arts

The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End

...write about them creatively. The armistice of November, 1918 has been represented many times in the post-war drama, poetry and fiction produced in ex-combatant countries and elsewhere too. [Ford Madox Ford] Ford Madox Ford Using one of its most well-known novelistic representations, A Man Could Stand Up-, volume 3 of Parade’s End by Ford Madox Ford, I’m going to...
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...write down some of your beliefs about teaching mathematics. Complete the following prompts. Teaching mathematics is like … What I like most about teaching mathematics is … What I like least about teaching mathematics is … Comment As with learning, metaphors for teaching may be very personal and may vary, even for an individual at different times. Some of these that...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...creative explosion; Babbage had a new idea; one that had never occurred to anyone in the World – a machine that could perform any intellectual task. The Industrial Revolution was in full flood and it was being powered by machines – pumps, ships, locomotives, weaving frames, drills – but each of these machines served a single purpose; a steam locomotive could not...
Week 5 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 5 Civilisations: The debate

...creativity, and new inventions inspired by the revival of Europe's classical past. Recently, however, the Renaissance has become 'globalised', as alternative readings of the art of the period take into account of the interdependencies that bound Europe to the rest of the world. In this episode Simon Schama looks at a wide range of art, architecture, and material culture,...
Connecting unseen dots
Education & Development

Connecting unseen dots

...creativity, communication and collaboration, which are all underpinned by a more democratic view of who and how we generate new thinking (including children and young people). In response to the final question, Mathew shared some initial findings from his research showing that what young people and students bring into the educational space is often underreported, and...
Appreciative Inquiry
Education & Development

Appreciative Inquiry

...creative methodologies to disrupt existing narratives, and the importance of storytelling about a ‘different’ future to create collaborations to ‘doing differently’. [A digital brainstorming session on Appreciative Inquiry using virtual sticky notes.]Padlet board of a digital brainstorming session on Appreciative Inquiry using virtual sticky notes. As a group, we...
Stories from our Black students
Money & Business

Stories from our Black students

...creative commons licence which allows all our content to be re-used for educational purposes if The Open University is credited. More details are available here. Acknowledgements Catherine Comfort would like to thank the students who contributed to the research and who talked about their lives. Their names have been changed and they contributed anonymously to the PhD...
Careers in Esports
Science, Maths & Technology

Careers in Esports

...creative and quickly expanding industry for anyone considering a future career in this space. We met with Leyla Sabet, Head of Education at educational esports company, EStars, to gain insight into the skills, roles and opportunities shaping the future of esports. Find out more about EStars and The Open University's paid-for CPD course: EStars CPD Programme In Esports....