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What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...studying for my first degree, in biology, at the University of York. After I graduated, I moved on to a PhD studying carbon cycling in soil environments, specifically studying microbes that consume methanol. The post-PhD move to AstrobiologyOU at the Open University might seem a bit odd but the methods I am using to study microbes in extreme environments are the methods I...
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,...
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...
Questions in science
Science, Maths & Technology

Questions in science

...study. It does not matter which order you study the different taster courses in. This suite of courses consists of 3 different blocks of study, each of which should take you about 3 hours. The blocks have been adapted from the s111 Open University module Questions in science, an introductory level interdisciplinary science course. [A question mark made up of five...
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?...
Geography Matters: A Collection
Society, Politics & Law

Geography Matters: A Collection

...Studies at The Open University? ...[Geography Matters, cartoon] Geography Matters is a series of short articles, videos and podcasts by geographers from across the university. Whether you’re thinking about studying with the OU, looking for some extra reading between modules, or just wanting to learn more about Geography, the Geography Matters collection is the place to...
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand what is meant by assistive technology recognise different forms of assistive technology understand some students’ experiences of using assistive technology...Assistive technologies and online learning: 1 What is assistive technology? - In this course, the term ‘assistive technology’ is used to refer to any...