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Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...becoming responsible and agentic members of society (see Apple, 2000; Bartholet, 2019; Lubienski, 2000, 2003). On the other hand, the empirical scholarship broadly supports the idea that home-educated students acquire social, emotional and inter-personal skills and academic outcomes equivalent to or even ‘better’ than their schooled peers (see Medlin, 2013;...
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How can I learn from Who Are We?
Society, Politics & Law

How can I learn from Who Are We?

...OU academics and artists, who have reflected upon commonalities in their research and work on how to explore questions of identity, citizenship and migration in deep and creative ways. On the website we have documented some of the engagements between artists, academics, activists and participants in the event and beyond. Some of these include media materials and image...
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Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos
Science, Maths & Technology

Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos

...OU/BBC co-production Blue Planet II. Here's a taste of the episode, and some of the work that went into producing it... The tusk fish and the tool How do you get into a delicious clam when you have no hands? The tusk fish has a way... And here's cameraperson Alex Vail talking about capturing that behaviour: And y'know, they call them killer whales Orcas use their skills...
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Britain's Great War: Download your free 'The First World War Experienced' booklet
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: Download your free 'The First World War Experienced' booklet

...while it was being fought, as well as once the guns had fallen silent. We've run out of print copies of the booklet, but you can still download the booklet to your device, to print, or to read on your PC. The booklet was written in association with the BBC/OU co-production Britain's Great War. Read our collection of articles exploring the origins of the First World War....
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Britain's Great War: At the eleventh hour - guide & clips
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: At the eleventh hour - guide & clips

...weeping for joy as the armistice was signed. The nation began to count the cost of four years of war, revealing some surprising winners as well as losers. The Great War from the OU & The BBC This episode was first broadcast on Monday February 17, 2014 on BBC One. For more information, and a link to watch again on the iPlayer where available, visit the BBC website....
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Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley
Digital & Computing

Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley

...as: 'AI', 'Business' or 'Hardware' by selecting the 'Open filters' button on the top right hand side. This will allow you to filter content and only see one theme. You can also drag and explore via the grey timeline section at the bottom, although this is in beta at the moment and may have a few hiccups! More on Silicon Valley and technology Take it further with The OU...
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Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens collection
History & The Arts

Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens collection

...to pop groups, Tom Jones to the triple harp, haunting medieval music to urban rap, Huw explores what makes Welsh music unique, and the qualities it shares right across the centuries. ➡️ WATCH HUW STEPHENS’ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY ON OU CONNECT ➡️ Watch the series on BBC iPlayer Free learning resources Articles / Video Free online courses...
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Co-creating and mushing up identity with visitors to the New Union Flag project
Society, Politics & Law

Co-creating and mushing up identity with visitors to the New Union Flag project

...students to reflect on questions of cultural heritage, identity and belonging as well as intangible ‘assets’ which reflect their living communities, such as solidarity, kindness and respect. [Children interacting with New Union Flag project] All together they then looked at the ways in which these questions and ‘assets’ could be expressed through the art of...
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