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PodMag September 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag September 2016

...focuses on starting to study, either for the first time or beginning a new module. We hear from Georgina Blakeley about her top tips for studying, Alison Green talks about the merger between Arts and Social Sciences, and Nicky Harlow talks about how essays are marked, and what advice she has for students as a writer. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio...
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...
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....
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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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...
Brexit and the Irish border
OpenLearn Ireland

Brexit and the Irish border

...become the only land border between the UK and the European Union (EU) and all EU citizens would retain the right to travel freely to Ireland, this surely means that the only way to prevent free movement of goods and people between the EU and UK is the re-establishment of a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Meanwhile in the United States...
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...
When the skeletons won’t go home: what the law says after Halloween
Society, Politics & Law

When the skeletons won’t go home: what the law says after Halloween

...become rather tiresome, and disposing of them can be rather problematic. There can be disputes between the family members of the property where the skeleton or dead body has decided to remain as to what to do with it. Along with the fact that the location of the skeleton or dead body’s grave may not be known! [Halloween skeletons sitting in beach chairs on a porch...