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The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...work. You will look at some good and bad practice in making and using infographics, and will learn how to evaluate infographics that appear to be presenting research evidence. The course concludes by introducing some free resources that can help you produce effective infographics of your own, and critically evaluate the infographics of others...Infographics are becoming...
Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...work alongside professional learning to resolve workplace challenges. ...This content is associated with The Open University's Professional Doctorates (EdD/DHSC) When undertaking a Professional Doctorate, such as the EdD or the DHSC, successful candidates write a thesis which makes an original contribution to knowledge. These degrees are usually undertaken part-time by...
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...work, and how traditional ideas about work wear have evolved. Have you seen the television show Mad Men? The suits and ties, and the smart dresses worn in the show are indicative of a certain era (in this instance, America in the 1950s and ’60s). Culturally, they signify things such as societal expectations and power relations. Mad Men represents the sort of traditional...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Studying Darwin
Nature & Environment

Studying Darwin

...work has gone on to influence other work around this theory...Please note that this is not a course containing teaching materials. It collates links to a variety of courses and other resources about natural selection, its relevance to different environments and animal species, and the theory's influence on future scientists, psychologists and philosophers. It will be of...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...work as both creator and user. Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Creating open educational resources: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: state personal motivation for producing and using OERs evaluate some examples of educational resources for active open learning plan a structured...
In smokiest Sheffield
History & The Arts

In smokiest Sheffield

...works were running half-time or no time, and many people were out of work. At one place there was a little oblong building between branching streets, round which sat a miserable company of Murchers, as I heard them called, on long benches under the overhanging roof, who were too obviously, who were almost offensively, out of work. Some were old and some young, some dull...
Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?
Languages

Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?

...work as Associate Professor of Korean Linguistics at Oxford University, I work towards this goal together with the Korean Embassy. In collaboration with exam boards we work to include Korean as one additional option among the modern foreign languages in the GCSE. However, we sense a reluctance from some exam boards and publishers that is difficult to understand. The...
Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities
Miscellaneous

Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities

...work investigating the impact of diabetes on the life experiences of young adults living in a deprived area of London. Understanding how young adults live with diabetes creates a greater awareness of the difficulties and helps provide appropriate support to individuals as they self-manage their condition. This research led her, in 1991, to obtaining a fellowship in...