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After Manchester: Pause, and carry on
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Pause, and carry on

...children and young people”. She told us that we would in the coming days “struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a scene to cherish but as an opportunity for carnage”. Further, although always conceding the unimaginable pain involved, she said the images we should hold in our minds are not those of the...
EdTech Evidence: What works and why
Education & Development

EdTech Evidence: What works and why

...children’s EdTech? Currently, numerous EdTech evaluation frameworks exist (65 frameworks for efficacy and effectiveness alone). The various frameworks do not necessarily negate each other. A robust evaluation routine for EdTech considers a diverse range of questions and methods, including both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Furthermore, a robust evaluation...
Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview
Education & Development

Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview

...research proposal - from the introduction through to citations and referencing - as well as preparing for your interview. ...Getting it down on paper Now you have made notes on the context and rationale, considered your methodology and the ethical considerations relevant to your future research, it is time to turn your attention to writing the proposal. It is important to...
Discussing intersectionality: race, gender and social class
Society, Politics & Law

Discussing intersectionality: race, gender and social class

...research? This series of videos explores...In this series of videos, Umut Erel from The Open University discusses the topic of intersectionality and how it relates to social research with Tracey Reynolds, Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Greenwich, and Ann Phoenix, Professor of Psycho-Social Studies at University College London. What is intersectionality?...
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...Centre Plus on a grey cold day] The pull of the JobCentrePlus benefits advisor's desk is largely irrelevant in discussions about Europe's migration crisis The sideshow Meanwhile, UK prime minister David Cameron is trying to renegotiate Britain’s EU membership. He now appears to have come a step closer to a deal that would restrict state support for EU migrants working...
Cytoskeleton: The cell city's transport system
Nature & Environment

Cytoskeleton: The cell city's transport system

...centre, distinguish one end of the cell from the other and provide routes for transportation. This is the cytoskeleton. It consists of many networks of fibrous proteins - micro-filaments, intermediate filaments and microtubules that help organise, structure and orient the cell. Each individual molecule can behave like a tiny motor, propelling itself by all sorts of...
Getting started with Chinese 3
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 3

...Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXC003 Beginners Chinese 3: 开始吧 kāishĭ ba! After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Have you previously learned some basic Mandarin Chinese and now want to go a step further? This third introductory course in the Getting started with Chinese series w...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...children across the country endure tests and seek to name and label modal verbs and demonstrate that they can separate their subordinating conjunctions from their prepositions, will they find any pleasure in the process? With grammar frontstage and writing backstage and teachers’ impending end-of-year assessments of writing tethered to limited criteria, the likelihood...