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Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...become. There is another aspect here. How do you know that what these students are telling you is true? What pieces of evidence help to verify their reasons? What status would you accord a medical certificate or a statement from the student's employer? In summary When drafting your next assignment, ask yourself: is my argument logical and worth making – is there a case?...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Genomic “dark matter”: a key to understand cancer biology?
Science, Maths & Technology

Genomic “dark matter”: a key to understand cancer biology?

...OU Ph.D. student explains her research:...The non-coding component of our genome [the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA] shows the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA via transcription and then to proteins via translation. As shown some genes do not encode for proteins such as lncRNAs. Each cell in our body contains all the information to build and...
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Article 10 mins
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...students, are children. Our high expectations becomes part of who we are. The building block of motivation driving force is key and requires both a mentor and mentee to remain focused and intentional in their thinking and actions. It is the role of the mentor to help encourage motivation and to be consistent in their support. Effective code planning and prioritization on...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification

Where can social psychology take you? Here four psychologists tell us about their career journey and other work options open to people studying social psychology...Transcript Interested? To find out more about the OU’s BSC (Honours) Social Psychology and how to apply, visit our qualifications site or try our OpenLearn Social Psychology and Politics Course
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Video 10 mins
Life behind a mask
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life behind a mask

...become less recognisable and negative emotions can be amplified. Face masks can impair our positive social interactions and ability to empathise with one another. Equally, when people want to hide their emotion, if they are upset or angry, they can use the mask to shield themselves from unnecessary interactions about their feelings. Dr Marina Cantarutti, Interactional...
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Article 10 mins
What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...students during group discussion. ...Talk Factory is an online tool and app which supports learning by helping teachers and their students to understand how to engage in productive argumentation in primary and secondary school. It helps to develop an inclusive classroom where ideas can be explored in a non-judgemental environment. This is an important aspect of education...
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Article 5 mins
Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation

...students experience the OU. This for the first time was us looking through the mirror in the different direction. And that's really sharpened our focus, not just on the skills we need to bring new people into the OU, but how important those skills are when we encourage our students to study with us. And in many ways, these skills are life skills. These aren't just skills...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...OU are fairly relaxed so despite the formal outfits and hand-shaking, the audible whoops and just looks of pure elation to the rows of supportive families is something you just have to see for yourself – a virtual graduation might be for some people but it wasn’t for me, I needed this day to have closure! It’s a moment frozen in time and it helps you to figure out...
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Article 5 mins