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An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...education systems. ...[Ms Yang from the BBC Chinese school series with her colleagues and class] I was extremely nervous at the time when the exam results were about to be revealed. I sat on the stage, with my head in my hand, waiting for the moment of truth. Fifty of my students were sitting in front of me, plus their parents, grandparents, and teachers at Bohunt, the...
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...resources’ (p. 488). Labour MP Graham Stringer labelled dyslexia as ‘a cruel fiction’ created by the educational establishment to excuse inadequacies in teaching methods for reading and writing, suggesting that this ‘fictional malady’ was a cause for poor literacy and contributed to unemployment and criminal behaviour, and urging that ‘the dyslexia industry...
Level 1: Introductory 24 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...
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...
The Who Are We? project
Society, Politics & Law

The Who Are We? project

...Open University, in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts, The University of Warwick and Loughborough University organized a free six-day cross-platform event, spanning the visual arts, film, photography, design, architecture, the spoken and written word as well as live and digital art as part of Tate Exchange Programme. The event took over a year to produce and was...
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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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,...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care....Social media and networks in health and social care: Introduction - The focus of this course, Social media and networks in health and social care, will be on the concept of internet safety and the possible advantages and disadvantages the internet offers you in terms of health and social care. You will...