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60 second adventures: Behind the scenes
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures: Behind the scenes

...OU academic content is transformed into informative and entertaining short animations...Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. Narrated by David Mitchell, the 60 Second Adventures animation series began in 2011 with ’60 Second Adventures in Thought’ exploring paradoxes and thought experiments such as The Grandfather paradox and Schrodinger’s Cat....
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...students, this is a topic rich in documents to analyse, but also one that really emphasises that to study history is more than just to study facts, figures and events. It is a topic that focuses on historical interpretations developed at a particular time, on how they reflect particular political concerns, and on how there is not just one version of history that is ‘the...
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Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...students’ sense of belonging. Recent years have seen greater efforts by campaigners, educators and the media to broaden the representation of those features in Remembrance activities. In particular, there has been far greater interest in the role played by soldiers from British Commonwealth countries. Teaching about these perspectives is important for engaging the sense...
A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...becoming increasingly common in athletes who are prone to knocks to the head as part of their sport. Certain sports are more susceptible than others, such as rugby, NFL football, boxing, ice-hockey, football (soccer), equestrian sports, cycling, and diving. It is so topical an issue that in December, a controversial Hollywood blockbuster featuring Will Smith will be...
Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey

...becomes a way to blend personal passion with scholarly inquiry to make a lasting impact on the field. There are many positives of sportspeople completing a PhD in sport. Listen to Lorna’s motives of pursuing a PhD and what she hopes to find out. @@PLUGINFILE@@/audio-4237.h5p Transcript For many women who engage in motorcycling and competitive motorcycling, the appeal...
Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...students and registrant practitioners (including but not exclusively nursing, midwifery, social work and allied health professions), students of ethics and law, the police, educators (from primary to higher education), community workers, commissioners, and the wider public. It enables a level of awareness and understanding about this hidden illegal practice, the...
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Exploring the digital world: a collection
Digital & Computing

Exploring the digital world: a collection

...OU and beyond explore the new worlds created by technology...[A digital creation of Dr Beep] The thing at the top? Photographer JD Hancock explains: Austin, Texas electronic super-scientist Dr. Bleep (aka John-Mike Reed) was kind enough to let me borrow one of his amazing audio/visual creations, a “Thingamagoop 2” to be specific. It lights up, it makes music and...