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Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?
Education & Development

Teaching reading: what are our long term goals?

...Education at The Open University examinines teachers’ perceptions and practices, as well as children’s own experiences, of reading pedagogy...In the light of the House of Commons Education Committee Inquiry into the purpose and quality of education, I’ve been pondering on the primary profession’s long-term goals for teaching reading in England. Do teachers aim to...
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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...educational rather than a clinical or rehabilitation approach to improving mental health. As far as possible the distinction between service users and professionals is avoided and there is an emphasis on co-production, co-delivery and co-participation in the learning. An individual with experiences of mental health problems can be engaged in designing and delivering...
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...education by reaching millions of learners each year, through free educational resources. ​Free learning resources are core to our social mission. We believe that the main barriers to starting education are access, lack of confidence and cost. This is why the Open University works to remove these barriers: We build on formats and platforms that are available offline and...
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Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...education should be paid the same wage. This is often not the case, and it has been shown that women and people from BAME backgrounds tend to be paid less than men and non-BAME people respectively, even at the same level of skills. Others refer to equality of opportunity: All people should be given the same opportunity, for example to gain education and skills, regardless...
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Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network

...technologies already available; and technology is not yet progressing fast enough to give governments the policy options they will need. In the worst case, emissions could keep on rising throughout the century. They warn that how the climate may change, and what that could do to us, are both highly uncertain. “The important thing to understand is that uncertainty is not...
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Are selfies a terrible thing?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are selfies a terrible thing?

...technologies. That includes apps used by people with dark skin to address the misrepresentation created by photographic technology that was originally designed to favour light skin. Studies have also indicated that young adults generally present a fairly accurate representation of their offline identity on social media. The internet is no longer an anonymous place. Most...
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Accessing genetic testing through the NHS
Science, Maths & Technology

Accessing genetic testing through the NHS

...technology which is being rolled out for free in the UK by the National Health Service (NHS). In this video, made with the support of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA), we explain how to access genetic testing. Since genetic testing can be used to find changes or variations in genes that cause health problems, we explain why genetic testing is recommended...
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Changing the way we work
Money & Business

Changing the way we work

...technology to enable more remote working and the blurring of boundaries between organisations, as they form partnerships with each other. It also asks how these changes will affect the way managers will work in the future. This material forms part of The Open University course B822 Creativity, innovation and change... Changing the way we work An introduction to this...
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