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Everyday maths video: "From zero to hero"

When is it too late to start learning maths again? Watch this video in which one of our students tells her own maths success story!...Click here to download the transcript

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Video 5 mins

Health, Sports & Psychology

Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum

...students, and employers, however, the historical background should be recognised; co-production was first conceptualised to describe the lack of recognition of service users in service delivery (Ostrom and Ostrom, 1977). It is about working in partnership whereby service providers share power with those who receive care and support, to reach a collective outcome. The...

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Article 5 mins

Education & Development

Ms Yang on British and Chinese education

...on her experiences. ...If you've been watching our OU/BBC co-production Are our kids tough enough? Chinese School you may be interested to hear the Chinese science teacher's, Ms Yang, opinions of the programme, her experience at the school and what she thinks about the Chinese and British education systems. Select from the articles below to discover her point of view....

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Article 20 mins

Health, Sports & Psychology

Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years

...OU, Manchester City’s success has not been consistently achieved, and the past 50 years has witnessed many barren seasons when the team failed to win any major trophies and experienced relegation to the third tier of English professional football. Their rise to becoming one of leading clubs in English and European football again is a story that reveals a lot about the...

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Article 5 mins

Science, Maths & Technology

Ask the experts: Coronavirus fake news & medical terminology

...OU STEM faculty...Organised by Dr. Rachel McMullan, Lecturer in health sciences at The Open University; the following video is a recording of OU experts discussing their research and engagement work around the current COVID-19 pandemic. Transcript The panel consisted of: Dr. Jon Golding - a senior lecturer in health sciences, who discussed the articles he and his...

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Article 10 mins

Society, Politics & Law

Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...OU as a lecturer in Systems in 1972. Amongst many significant achievements in the 1980s he was a key member of the team that introduced the use of personal computers into the University's teaching and learning system. In the 1990s, John was lead academic creating the University's first major online course (You, your computer and the Net) which marked the beginning of the...

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History & The Arts

Global English

...become sufficiently universal that it can be used as a global lingua franca for communication between speakers of many languages. The history of English has traditionally been divided into three main phases: Old English (450-1100 AD), Middle English (1100-circa 1600 AD) and Modern English (since 1600). But it seems that Global English represents a new and fourth phase in...

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Article 10 mins

Education & Development

About University Ready

...students sitting at a table smiling] So, you’re heading to university! It’s an exciting prospect, but you’re sure to have questions about what’s in store. That’s why we have pulled together resources from universities in Wales to help make your time in higher education rewarding, fun, and safe. University Ready is your easy-to-use hub, whether you’re about to...

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Everyday maths video: "From zero to hero"