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How to become an ethical researcher
Education & Development

How to become an ethical researcher

...resource complements the Becoming an ethical researcher OpenLearn course and connects with The Open University website Our voices: research ‘about’, ‘with’ and ‘by’ children and young people. @@PLUGINFILE@@/FINAL%20-7db.mp4 Transcript IMAGE ATTRIBUTION Special thanks to Flat Icon for the following: Happy-face: Icon created by th studio Thumbs-up-hand: icon...
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Article 5 mins
Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...resource within the group. I decided to support group members’ own confidence in taking leadership. Their challenges included developing a group repertoire and sound where some membership was regularly changing, or had mixed ability, nationalities and the challenges of singing outdoors. Sometimes people don’t see the value in specific group based activity, preferring...
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Article 5 mins
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...educational experiences of Open University students at the Maze and Long Kesh prison. * Peacewall Physical barriers or structures erected along interfaces between predominantly CNR neighbourhoods and predominantly PUL neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland. The walls are usually constructed of concrete, stone, and / or steel and wire and can be over 6 metres tall. A 2017...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...education institutes. For example, at The Open University, each faculty has a dedicated scholarship centre, and staff apply for funding on a bi-annual basis to conduct scholarship activities, often focusing on pressing emergent issues. SoTL is defined as ‘educators moving beyond reflection upon their teaching strategies to an intentional, rigorous and systematic inquiry...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Childhood in the Digital Age
OpenLearn Ireland

Childhood in the Digital Age

...Open University, introduces some of the key themes, issues, and evidence in this important field... Introduction - Childhood in the Digital Age (#1/5) How is technology changing childhood in the digital age? Are children’s lives today significantly different from our own or is technology simply solving old problems in new ways? The media has claimed that digital...
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Video 15 mins
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...image: Jason Rogers in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
British Science Week
Science, Maths & Technology

British Science Week

...resources for you to explore and enjoy. See below to explore a topic further. Explore big questions in science Spark your curiosity with this thought-provoking video series exploring some of the biggest and most surprising questions in science. From the mysteries of water and what it truly means to be alive, to plate tectonics, corrosion, snow, and the possibility of life...
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Article 1 hr 30 mins
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Languages

How to learn a language

...open education. Tita speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian. She is also currently learning German, and she has also already decided what three languages she’s going to learn next! You can find out more about her teaching and research on Tita’s OU Profile. [An image of Olly Richards] Olly Richards Olly Richards is a polyglot who speaks eight languages (English,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs