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Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University
Digital & Computing

Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University

...to action. The pandemic didn’t create the degree awarding gap – it exposed and exacerbated it. As the OU and the sector move forward, we must use this moment to address not only emergency responses but the underlying inequalities that persist in everyday academic life. Our students deserve more than resilience; they deserve equity, visibility and authentic support....
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Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...everyday existence – jobs, diversity, caring, sharing. Going against the US’s rapidly darkening climate of fear, she framed differences of colour, faith, and creed as abiding national strengths, not liabilities. This was the culmination of the last eight years, during which Obama has presented her ideas with understated but remarkable power and passion. With this...
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Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...everyday life, its purposes and problems … creative activity is also pervasive … creativity can be expressed in collaborative as well as individual activities, in teamwork, in organisations, in communities and in governments. (DfEE, 1999, p. 28) It seemed appropriate to begin this unit with accounts of two of the western world's most celebrated works about...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University
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Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University

...English schoolteacher that I dreamt of being. For OU student Dawn*, being able to study through the Carers Scholarships Fund has given her and her family something to look forward to after years of challenges, as she explains: “I started university at 18 years old with dreams of becoming a teacher but left when my mum’s health deteriorated. Since April 2019, I have...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy

...English Italy has many different kinds of bread, cakes and baked goods, which reflect the regional and cultural diversity of the 20 regions. Typical of Emilia Romagna is the piadina, a type of unleavened flatbread which goes back to ancient times and is cooked on a griddle or testo. Some Sicilian cakes go back to the period of Arab domination in Sicily, like cassata,...
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Death and medicine: postponement and promise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

...everyday life events. So when service providers draw on medical knowledge and experience to offer some certainty and in one way to quantify the dying experience, it can be difficult to challenge. Indeed, there is a tension between wanting certainty and hoping for things to be different. Campaigner and mother of three Jane Tomlinson was diagnosed with terminal cancer in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...everyday life. There are many differing opinions about law and the purpose of legal systems. We'll take just a few examples here, and we'd like you to think about these as you progress through your studies. Aristotle is often quoted as saying that "law is reason free from passion," but he went on to say that "whereas law is passionless, passion must ever sway the heart of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...English-speaking parents. In addition, I also learned a small number of Spanish words and phrases, as my father was born and grew up in Chile and would occasionally use Spanish expressions at home. My mother is from an Irish and Scottish family, so I also learned many Irish and Scottish expressions and used these regularly. While we occasionally ate South American food...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs