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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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...students who are studying the Open University course H817 Openness and innovation in elearning...There are many different 'flavours' or interpretations of what openness means in education. This free course, Open education, is an example of a massive open online course (MOOC) and spans seven weeks. Like all the free materials on OpenLearn, this course is open to the wider...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
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...
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Article 5 mins
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...
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Article 10 mins
Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...student whose research draws on Gen AI), Hewlett Packard (my work laptop), The Open University (my employer), Aldi (they made the soup I had for lunch), Oxford City Council (I emailed about a tree growing out of the pavement in front of my house), and BBC iPlayer (for the series I’m currently watching on TV). I could go on... The interesting thing is that, on the face...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic

...OU Economics hosted a seminar with Dr Sara Stevano of SOAS, University of London, and Dr Michal Nahman of The University of the West of England, and co-curator of the ‘This Is Essential Work’ online exhibition. The event was chaired by Susan Newman, Professor in Economics at The Open University and co-curator of the ‘This Is Essential Work’ online exhibition....
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Video 5 mins
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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Video 5 mins
My career goal: Social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

My career goal: Social care

...Students at Gloucestershire College give their thoughts on health and social care training: Transcript Key information on the different routes to a career in adult social care, and just what it takes: Transcript icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based on real world experiences, providing an inside view of many different jobs, and tips on how to...
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Article 20 mins