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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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People with dementia and meaning in music
Health, Sports & Psychology

People with dementia and meaning in music

...OU, looks at how people with dementia might find and express meaning in music...Music can be familiar and meaningful for people with dementia even when their everyday world becomes increasingly harder to make sense of. Singing in a group provides a social outlet for women and men living with the condition and their partners (or other family members). Making music can also...
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The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!
Education & Development

The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!

...students can catch up or think more deeply about a topic by listening in; if you use a podcast for support, help is available when students have a spare few minutes. Podcasts are open to wider audiences. This can include colleagues, researchers and the general public who might be interested in learning about new ways of approaching topics that are relevant to them....
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Daisy Main
Miscellaneous

Daisy Main

...students, the summer holidays can be a chance to relax, but they can sometimes put us in an academic limbo,’ Daisy explained, ‘But OpenLearn is the perfect way to stay motivated. It provides a low-pressure environment to learn when you aren’t in term time.’ Confidence and self-belief have been huge things I’ve struggled with. I feel OpenLearn courses can really...
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Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...students were meeting in a lecture theatre. I walked in and there were about 300 students already seated. The member of staff had already started to speak about the course and as I sat there, I thought to myself that I had made a big mistake. I had given up a secure job and for the next three to four years had no idea what lay ahead. The reason for being late was that...
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The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...become part of the popular memory of the 1960s, helping to characterise the decade as a period of rapid transformation and upheaval. But how successful, ultimately, was this struggle for racial equality? Was it a radical, revolutionary movement, or something more moderate? In this course, you’ll explore these questions and examine the key events which defined this...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...students, another worthwhile and interesting activity, and some ways to use resources to promote and stimulate visualisation. Conclusion The conclusion points to some recommended books that will be useful if you want to think a little more seriously about visualisation, as well as highlighting where visualisation is incorporated into the framework for mathematics school...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Podcast Art Gallery: A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast
OpenLearn Ireland

Podcast Art Gallery: A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast

...students from Ulster University who entered a competition to design the cover art for our Good Friday Agreement Podcast...Congratulations to our winner, Conor Doran - and to all the artists who participated! Click through the images to see all submissions. Hover over the images for artist credits.
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