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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...resource to support human life. Froebel brings a different perspective; he is considered to be a holistic thinker, who emphasises connection and connectivity rather than separation. For this reason, his perspective offers a challenge to current thinking. It is interesting to consider what his thoughts would be if he was alive and writing today. The ideas around respect...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Moons of the Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of the Solar System

...human footsteps on another world to the most distant spacecraft landing in history, our neighbourhood of moons has always played a central role in our exploration of the planets. For an introductory astronomy course, try The Open University course S194 Introducing astronomy... Europa The quest to find life elsewhere in the universe is biggest in modern science. An ice...
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Audio 31 mins
Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives
Education & Development

Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives

...human, more relational and more embedded in the everyday?...A recent conversation between three colleagues from different professional backgrounds – education, social work, and academic development in Higher Education – explored the synergies and differences between how professional learning is framed in rhetoric and reality. What emerged was a rich tapestry of ideas,...
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Article 5 mins
Armistice Day
History & The Arts

Armistice Day

...which marked the end of the First World War took effect at 11am on 11th November 1918. Here's a collection of resources for Armistice Day, to commemorate and remember these events...The origins of the First World War Annika Mombauer from the British Library takes you through a series of articles exploring the factors and events that led Europe, and the world, to war....
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Article 5 mins
How can you take your teaching online?
Education & Development

How can you take your teaching online?

...resources...[Lift the lid on learning (SMALL IMAGE FOR DRUPAL)] The sudden closure of universities and schools across the globe has created a demand in delivering educational content online. The Open University has long been a front-runner in distance learning, specifically online. Did you also know that we provide FREE content on OpenLearn, written by Open University...
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Article 5 mins
Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance
Education & Development

Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance

...by Student Finance Wales and this is who you will need contact to complete your application. Extra help available if you are a part-time undergraduate student with a disability | Student Finance Wales [Welsh Government logo] This resource was provided by the Welsh Government and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...humans 6000–9000 years ago, coinciding with the rise of farming, animal husbandry and urbanisation. These changes in human behavior and population density provided the ecological niche that enabled influenza, as well as a number of other infectious agents such as the viruses that cause measles and smallpox, to move from animals and adapt to a human host. Influenza as a...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act
Education & Development

Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act

...resourcefulness, and the aim to study extremely hard, I’d be able to do it. So, in September 2005, I started the course as a single mother with a nine-month-old baby girl, renting a flat, living on various benefits, working part-time and receiving a student loan. I’m sure there are many Open University students who can relate to this situation and have started their...
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Article 10 mins