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The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...technological and digital. For people in the UK, being able to stay in their own home in old age may involve the use of assistive technology. The development of social media sees a gradual merging of public and private lives that impacts on well-being. The digital aspect, using portable technology, may be another home base: not location-specific, but transferrable between...
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Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...Education and Technology, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 257–68...Teaching secondary science: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Sandra Amos. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...education institutions, public bodies, businesses, and other organisations share their journeys towards new ways of working, alongside expert voices in sustainability and futures planning. Hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | Also available in Welsh. Free online courses Articles and activities Read more about the collection The collection hears from those in higher education...
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Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy
Education & Development

Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy

...educators, therapists and researchers explore why children might have language and literacy difficulties, and how schools can work with psychologists to help these children develop key language and literacy skills. The interviews are introduced and contextualised by Professor David Messer of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841...
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Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...education and how this affects music in the secondary school curriculum...This free course, Teaching secondary music, will identify and explore some of the key issues around teaching music in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates, you will reflect on and develop your practice as a music teacher and develop a greater awareness of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Palestine Remix
Society, Politics & Law

Palestine Remix

...technology that synchronises text and video, you can instantly find anything mentioned in the films. […] Palestine Remix is your interactive resource to learn about the little-known narratives of the Palestinian-Israeli story. […] You can explore Palestine Remix in any of the four different languages in which these films are available: English, Arabic, Turkish and...
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Wimbledon - The Championships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wimbledon - The Championships

...sport, such as the challenges faced when returning to compete after becoming a mother. Anyone for tennis? Take a look at more tennis related content, including a focus on the Williams sisters and advances in sporting technology. Game(s). Set. Match Coach an athlete to sporting glory in our Medal Quest game, or discover your perfect sport in our Olympisize Me interactive....
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Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses
Nature & Environment

Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses

...emerge out of the experience of Dr Andrea Berardi, a Lecturer in Environmental Information Systems at The Open University. He is a co-investigator on Project COBRA. COBRA is researching ways to integrate community solutions within policies addressing escalating social, economic and environmental crises, through accessible information and communication technologies....
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