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Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI
Education & Development

Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI

...project team from The Open University invited students in the School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport to share their personal stories about GenAI and their use of it in assignments, known at The Open University as Tutor Marked Assignments (or TMAs). Ninety-two students responded, offering remarkably honest reflections about their learning practices, hopes,...
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Article 5 mins
Impossible Peace 2: An everyday kind of miracle
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: An everyday kind of miracle

...project archive by Declan Lawn - the screenwriter and director behind BBC's "Blue Lights"...[A photograph of Declan Lawn] I joined BBC Northern Ireland in 2002, and so became a reporter of the aftermath. Conflict journalists counted the bodies; I would spend my career counting the cost. In those early years after the agreement there were times when it seemed as if the...
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Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO
Education & Development

Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO

...projects, debating the ethics of AI, or simulating international negotiations on climate or digital rights, students practise the competencies that underpin both science and technology diplomacy. This article explores why science and technology diplomacy matter for all citizens, and why these skills should be nurtured from an early age. It offers practical strategies for...
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Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...Introduction - This free course, Listening for form in popular music, explores form, or how music is organised in time. You will study the form of several popular songs, including ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Suspicious Minds’, ‘Midnight Special’ and ‘It’s Only a Paper Moon’. You will look at three strategies for communicating form – through the use of specialist...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Society, Politics & Law

The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection

...project.” Jim Gray, Secretary, RMT Scottish Regional Council: [Jim Gray]“The RMT Scottish Regional Council were in full support of this initiative organised by the RMT Learning Organiser Dennis Fallen with funding from Scottish Union Learning in coalition with The Open University and OpenLearn. “The Regional Council was proud to fund this initiative through...
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Article 5 mins
Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right
Languages

Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right

...managing our mobile conversations through apps such as WhatsApp...Find out about The Open University's English courses. A lot has been written about the ‘attention economy’ – the way that social media companies, businesses and advertisers compete to gain people’s attention in order to boost sales. They do this because otherwise their message or product gets lost...
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Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business
Society, Politics & Law

Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business

...manage or change them, especially in the longest lived such as universities or parliaments. The progressive change we see in the number of women working as MPs is largely due to the implementation of quotas. Danish academic Drude Dahlerup has been tracking the introduction of quotas in parliaments around the world for many years. Her research is as clear as can be in its...
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Article 10 mins
Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...Introduction - In this free course, Neighbourhood nature, you will learn about the plants and animals in an English temperate woodland, how they can provide clues about the history of local woodland and how some traditional woodland management methods can benefit biodiversity. You will also learn about the importance of ancient trees as a habitat for certain rare species...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr