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What impact will Trump's victory have on international politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What impact will Trump's victory have on international politics?

OU academics from the Department of Politics and International Studies discuss the impact of Donald Trump's election victory on international politics and America's relationship with other countries...International politics, and America’s relationship with other countries, formed a critical part of Trump’s election campaign. His often strident statements on foreign...
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Explore critical issues in health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Explore critical issues in health and wellbeing

...The second looks at lifestyles in relation to health. For instance, in high-income countries many lifestyles are physically inactive, and this can have a negative impact on a person's health. The two free courses are adapted from the Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing. This course is part of the OU's BA (Hons) Health and social care....
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What you need to know about carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

What you need to know about carbon footprints

...they are produced and measured, why we need to address our carbon footprints, as well as some easy and manageable steps you can make to reduce your environmental impact. The recording also features a Q&A with Jo from the OU staff audience. Transcript Questions and Answers Transcript [Aerial view of a forest] For more ideas on living sustainably, click on the banner above...
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Video 30 mins
Angel Breed
Science, Maths & Technology

Angel Breed

...OU's Biology qualification. The aim of Angel Breed is to fill your tank with as many high-value fish as possible. The rarer the fish, the more money they are worth! Are you ready to start the challenge? Select the image below to begin. [Images taken from the Angel Breed online game] Start breeding your rare fish now! Tip: If you get stuck, take a look at the helpful...
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Activity 45 mins
When do children develop a sense of gender?
Education & Development

When do children develop a sense of gender?

...become fixed in children's minds?...Gender is generally thought of as a stable trait: we are born male or female and we stay that way as we grow from small children to adults. It turns out that for young children, initial concepts about gender are quite flexible. In my own research, I’ve found that children don’t begin to notice and adopt gender-stereotyped behaviors...
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Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...students such as age, background, learning abilities, teachers’ approach and expertise. Also, some methodologies such as correlation studies tend to be interpreted in the incorrect way. Below is an example from an educational report by OECD about children and young people’s mental health in the digital age: A small association between social media use and depression...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The civil engineer's fear of the penalty shoot-out: Predicting the World Cup
Science, Maths & Technology

The civil engineer's fear of the penalty shoot-out: Predicting the World Cup

...become marginally more predictable as the disparity between teams increases. However, it seems very difficult to accurately predict outcomes based on which teams were playing better before respective FIFA World Cups. An argument can be made that using rankings does not take into account enough cues. In 2014 Goldman Sachs using a much larger pool of cues only managed to...
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Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19
Society, Politics & Law

Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19

...OU) have helped her to support Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) members during this challenging time: OU/EIS Microcredentials Case Study: https://www.open.ac.uk/scotland/partnerships/unions/pauline-mccolgan Scottish Union Learning Fringe event on the impact of COVID-19 in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvkjNg31gaI EIS ‘Teacher Professional Identity and...
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