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Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...become social workers. She used an approach known as Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. In this interview, Dr Fiona Audrey-Smith talks with Dr Ferguson about how changing her job midway through her Prof Doc affected her studies. In recounting her doctoral journey, she explains that what started with a very practical exploration (how people learn to be an effective...
Write it right: seven common writing mistakes
Languages

Write it right: seven common writing mistakes

...students receive for their Open University assignments..._Find out more about The Open University's English language courses and qualifications. _ This handy animation has been produced to act as a refresher for those occasions when you might want to check your use of apostrophes and your there, their and they’re. We also look at the use of fewer or less and why we...
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...students explain what inspired them to want to become a nurse and why they chose to study with The Open University. INTERVIEWER: What inspired you to want to become a nurse? STUDENT 1: I never really thought about nursing until my mother was sick. At the time, I was working in insurance and I can just remember watching the palliative team dealing with my mum and how they...
Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?
Education & Development

Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?

...student teachers...In the session, participants were engaged and represented a range of backgrounds in mentoring (both within Initial Teacher Education and beyond). The project’s findings showed that a range of approaches to mentoring of student teachers are needed in order to be effective and that these need to be tailored according to the mentee-mentor dynamic. The...
Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

...OU co-produced Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots help inform the debate, describing recent advances to a wide audience, and the OU’s OpenLearn free learning resources provide a next step towards learning more. Using questions such as the ones raised by the House of Lords Select Committee inquiry can help guide the independent learner in a variety of ways: firstly, by...
A brief introduction to the Chinese education system
Education & Development

A brief introduction to the Chinese education system

...students working at their desks in a Chinese school] Structure of the Chinese education system In China, education is divided into three categories: basic education, higher education, and adult education. By law, each child must have nine years of compulsory education from primary school (six years) to junior secondary education (three years). Basic education Basic...
Neil Gaiman on his inspirations as a fantasy author
History & The Arts

Neil Gaiman on his inspirations as a fantasy author

Author, Neil Gaiman, discusses how P.L. Travers (author of Mary Poppins) and Enid Blyton were both a catalyst for his love of fantasy fiction. ...Transcript This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. More on fantasy novels
Val McDermid on celebrity villains in crime novels
History & The Arts

Val McDermid on celebrity villains in crime novels

Val McDermid talks about her inspirations for the monstrous character of Jacko Vance in 'Wire in the Blood' and how celebrity is the new lord of the manor in the crime genre. ...Transcript This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. More on crime novels