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Coronavirus: The Lowdown
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: The Lowdown

...Open University academics, as well as links to related and supporting content. This includes how to take your teaching online, content to support homeschooling, and resources on mental health and wellbeing. With the worldwide threat of the Coronavirus still present, it’s vital we all take the very best care of ourselves. And this is especially important for those of us...
Systems thinking: a select glossary
Money & Business

Systems thinking: a select glossary

...Open system Perspective Purpose Resources System System of interest Systems thinking Tradition Transformation Trap Worldview Boundary The borders of the system, determined by the observer(s), which define where control action can be taken: a particular area of responsibility to achieve system purposes. Closed system A system which is closed to inputs from its environment,...
Danielle Martin
Education & Development

Danielle Martin

...education with The Open University. As she says, ‘I’ve become a lifelong learner!’...[Danielle Martin]Danielle is studying for a BSc in Psychology at The OU, starting her third module in October 2022, but it all started almost 20 years ago very differently, as she explained to us: ‘I attended a brick university to study for a BA in History and Politics....
Why has English taken over academia?
Languages

Why has English taken over academia?

...education taking place in English is lower because it may be harder to express oneself in a non-native language. And there are concerns about the creation of inequalities between those who speak English well and those who don’t – though this may begin to change. Research suggests a more nuanced picture. National languages are still being used in academia and are no...
Happy Saint Patrick's Day
History & The Arts

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

...resources on Ireland. @@PLUGINFILE@@/Saint%20Patrick%20Interactive%20timeline.h5p?time=1773065925782 Discover more with OpenLearn Ireland OpenLearn Ireland is a section of the OpenLearn website that offers free learning content from The Open University for all who are interested in Northern Ireland, The Republic of Ireland and the culture, developments and events on the...
Investigating Psychology Interactive
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating Psychology Interactive

...the conceptual and historical issues in Psychology with this interactive feature..._ Find out more about The Open University’s Psychology qualifications._ Investigating Psychology is a tool to enable you to explore the development of psychological thinking not only across time but also within the context of social, conceptual and historical changes; the development and...
Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey

...Open University and delighted in the variety of my work, which included teaching, practice tutor roles and delivering residential schools, which were large, a real thrill and great fun. Gradually, despite enjoying my various work roles, I began to be a bit more worried about everything, doubting myself and feeling muddly. I was overly anxious about any type of judgement...
European Day of Languages
Languages

European Day of Languages

...Open University - take part in a celebration of the linguistic diversity of Europe. We can rejoice in the fact that more than half of Europeans (54%) can hold a conversation in at least one additional language, 25% can speak at least two additional languages, and one in ten can speak at least three. (Eurobarometer, 2012) But if you are one of the other 46% of people who...