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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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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...
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Systems Thinking: Diagramming Tutorials
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems Thinking: Diagramming Tutorials

...OU have supported and developed the use of a range of diagramming techniques as the principal tools through which visual modelling and communication can happen. The following diagramming techniques each have videos providing animated tutorials – one video describing What the technique is and at least one other video describing How to draw the diagram. The ‘How to...
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Britain's Great War: The darkest hour - guide & clips
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: The darkest hour - guide & clips

...documentary film of fighting in the trenches breaks all box office records—but will it push a shocked British public into demanding peace at any price? The Great War from the OU & the BBC This episode was first broadcast on Monday February 10, 2014 on BBC One. For more information, and a link to watch again on the iPlayer where available, visit the BBC website....
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Dying Matters Awareness Week
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying Matters Awareness Week

...OU for over twenty years? Find out more on our research page. During this year's Dying Matters Awareness Week (8th-14th May 2022), we have curated a collection of free learning content from OpenLearn to open up the subject that many people still find difficult to talk about. This year, we're continuing our reources on being #InAGoodPlace when you die. Take a look at the...
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Hafan: What do you know about Welsh language and culture?
Languages

Hafan: What do you know about Welsh language and culture?

...be interested in finding out more about Wales and Welsh by doing our short online course ‘Discovering Wales and Welsh’. For more information go to on the course select here. A free taster is available on OpenLearn in our free course Discovering Wales and Welsh: First Steps. We're proud that The OU in Wales took Hafan to the Senedd - you can read the full story here...
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