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The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA) were victorious over their strike against the fire and re-hire attempts by college management. Penny Gower explains what happened...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The rather long-winded title for our union is Educational Institute of...
CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...educators and organisations to nurture Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), combining emotional safety, play-based learning, and step-by-step empowerment. This approach not only helps children recover academically but also builds the resilience and self-belief they need to thrive in the face of adversity...Nearly a quarter of a billion school-aged children in crisis need...
Artificial intelligence - chatting with bots
Society, Politics & Law

Artificial intelligence - chatting with bots

...technology advances, machines are becoming more advanced at interacting with humans, but what does this mean for the future?...It's possible that robots will match or exceed human intelligence one day. How would this impact humanity? Will it be harmful or helpful? Get ready to explore these big questions and test your knowledge of artificial intelligence using our...
Caring In Welsh App
Education & Development

Caring In Welsh App

...Technology. Users can choose to hide or display the English text on the pages as their Welsh improves. [CCC Caring In Welsh App page] The app was designed, developed and recorded by Galactig. The app is voiced by presenter Nia Parry. Find out more. [Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol logo] This resource was provided by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and is part of the University...
20 years in… What’s changed?
Miscellaneous

20 years in… What’s changed?

...technological advances to shifts in society and culture, explore how different subjects have evolved since OpenLearn first launched in 2006...To mark OpenLearn's 20 year anniversary, we invited a range of Open University academics to write about the last 20 years in their chosen field - the challenges, the advances, the achievements and their experiences. We'll be adding...
Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...educational psychologists) others focus on supporting children with atypical development (clinical psychologists). Activity 1 What do child psychologists do? In this audio sequence Nathalia Gjersoe, a lecturer in developmental psychology at The Open University, looks at the roles and work of three developmental psychologists, all of whom are concerned with children....
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
University Ready
Education & Development

University Ready

A collection of resources to help you get started with higher education. Ar gael yn Gymraeg
Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...technology. Parent groups have expressed concern for some time about the lack of regulation for porn and how easy it appears to be for their children to be exposed to inappropriate content, which is fuelling the debate. The idea of age checks is hardly new, many of us probably tried to get into a local bar when marginally underage with varying degrees of success,...