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Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...study and research skills development. To ensure your research diary is an effective learning tool: write in it regularly, even if entries are sometimes short use questions or prompts to help you focus on the task you need to complete think about whether your entry is descriptive, interpretative, investigative, analytical or evaluative consider illustrative techniques...
Life Launchpad
Education & Development

Life Launchpad

...bespoke and curated content from the hundreds of courses and resources available on OpenLearn can be used to enhance existing subject knowledge or explore new passions. Moreover, we’ve also collected a range of resources for life outside of education, such as finance, life skills and career guidance. Why not explore the site and see where can Life Launchpad take you?...
Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction
Education & Development

Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction

...skills which will provide a foundation for starting to read. The special feature of Our Story is that it is personalised, you can make your own stories and icards (like flash cards). These, we believe, are a very important way to support children’s reading development. You can put your own pictures, drawings, noises, speech and text on ‘icards’ and use these to play...
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...skills involved in the process and how it's been updated without the loss of traditional values Ghana: Who are the Kente weavers? A look at how weaving in the Ashanti region has changed with the introduction of women to the workforce and how weaving offers a high status and great opportunities to those who are skilled in it Ghana: Kente past and present The origin,...
An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the principles behind digital simulation identify the benefits of digital simulation for participants evaluate the potential impact of digital simulation on patients and healthcare professionals develop an understanding of the principles of debriefing...An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare: 1 What is...
Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...studying and developing your skills with The Open University OU study explained Skills for study or you might like to: Post a message to the course forum, to share your thoughts about the course or talk to other OpenLearners Review or add to your Learning Journal Rate this course...Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century: References - ......
The psychological benefits of multilingualism
Languages

The psychological benefits of multilingualism

...skills. Multilingualism research indicates that a high level of multilingualism and multiculturalism makes people more tolerant of ambiguity (Dewaele and Wei 2013). Language learning is fraught with ambiguity, particularly in situations where real communication needs to take place, and language learners who are not able to tolerate this kind of ambiguity can find it very...
The solar system and the night sky
Education & Development

The solar system and the night sky

...study what interests you. If I was to study this module, I would be interested in studying courses that would help to expand my knowledge of the solar system and the night sky. I am fascinated by the planets, stars, and moons we have in our solar system and how they all differ. For example, planets can have different atmospheres and are made up of different materials and...