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Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Education & Development

Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments

...creatively. These and similar assessment activities support and enforce the shift that can be observed in language teaching in times of online translation tools: the emphasis of language learning shifts from the acquisition of linguistic knowledge and the emphasis on accuracy to imparting cultural awareness, use of register, and idiomatic language. References, sources and...
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Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...creative approach to architecture and design, a reputation that lives on to this day. Gropius' aims, as refined in 1923, in his text Idee und Aufbau, included the idea that workers in all the crafts should design for a better world using the idea of machine production as a stimulus. New thinking on minimalist design and creating space was pioneered by Gropius' fellow...
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Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...writing in a notebook or on your computer or tablet. There will also be free response box options inside the activities. Please note anything you add into these boxes will be saved for you to return to, provided you are signed into openlearn and enrolled on the course. But the information saved is only accessible to you and cannot be viewed by anyone else. At the end of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
EPQs: finding and using evidence
Education & Development

EPQs: finding and using evidence

...Write down similar words to your key phrases. Use a thesaurus! (4) Use ‘and’ and ‘or’ functions. (5) Use advanced search options. Ann’s summary Transcript But how do you come up with those all-important keywords? Devyani, who is a PhD student in AstrobiologyOU, gave me a few thoughts. As a PhD student, she’s just been through this process herself. She...
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Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...write in your own words using references and quoting sources...Reading and note taking – preparation for study: Introduction - This course is about the very basic study skills of reading and taking notes. You will be asked to think about how you currently read and then be introduced to a some techniques that may help you to alter the way you read according to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...writing this course is to put you in a stronger position when you read about the science of genetics and listen to informed debates about modern techniques of manipulating genes, by increasing your understanding of the concepts and issues involved. Many thousands of genes have been discovered, including many that have roles in disease. These genes are scattered throughout...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...creative space that elaborates on source and target and to critique power relations between them. At times this is done via ‘innocent’ strategies like pedagogical performance… Forse non ho risposto alla tua domanda… I do need to stress that language/s are important because they are political. My multilingualism has given me the vantage point of a fish out of water...
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How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...write as a freelance, the editor essentially buys a service from you. If you fail to deliver the service, you’ve voided the contract and the editor has no reason to pay you. Feel free to remind Do chase editors who haven’t responded to an email within 24 hours, but don’t overdo it. An editor will be glad to be reminded if they have genuinely forgotten something, but...
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