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Geography in education: exploring a definition
Education & Development

Geography in education: exploring a definition

...studying or teaching geography. It looks at the contribution that geography can make in the education of young people and the characteristics and purpose of geography as a subject...This free course, Geography in education: exploring a definition, is aimed at geography teachers, or those with an interest in studying or teaching geography. It looks at the contribution that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?

...study abroad plans, others have delayed it, while still others are stuck in limbo. The sight of international students queueing in food lines or sleeping rough because they were thrown out of all accommodation must surely forever dispel the notion that international study is all about the privileged.Students were among the first to feel the impact of COVID-19. Chinese...
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Article 15 mins
Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...studying this course, you should be able to: articulate different views of, and aspects of ‘knowledge’ in the context of a subject outline what it means to learn summarise some of the key learning theories and how they manifest themselves in the classroom identify how theories of learning are manifested in classroom pedagogy explain what is meant by ‘active...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
PodMag November 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag November 2016

...introduced to three members of the Religious Studies Department who talk about three different religious festivals which occur around this time of year – Halloween, Diwali and Christmas. Karen interviews Professor Graham Harvey, Head of Religious Studies, Professor Gwilym Beckerlegge and Dr Paul-Francois Tremlett. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio...
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Audio 20 mins
Glastonbury and the festival
History & The Arts

Glastonbury and the festival

...Studies, investigates. Transcript “A party that started in the 1970s with a handful of people in a field, and grew into a famous festival” - Dr Marion Bowman, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, discusses the history of Glastonbury festival, and what really goes on beyond the pyramid stage. Transcript Dr Marion Bowman, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, gives an...
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Video 10 mins
How can languages further your career?
Languages

How can languages further your career?

...skills. A 2021 report from Aston Business School (comprising a survey of 415 UK Small Medium Enterprises) statistically shows that language capabilities add 30% in value to exporting success. Inspired? Try a FREE language course The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures For many more short courses that will help you get started with learning languages, check out the Open...
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Video 5 mins
Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos
Science, Maths & Technology

Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos

...And here's cameraperson Alex Vail talking about capturing that behaviour: And y'know, they call them killer whales Orcas use their skills to harvest herring: Turning on the terns Fish-eating birds isn't news. But the giant trevallies making a lunch from terns? That's more unexpected: Eye on the walrus How do you capture footage of walrus going about their daily business?...
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Video 10 mins
Online training support for businesses
Money & Business

Online training support for businesses

...learning on entrepreneurial leadership across three core themes: Leadership and management; Entrepreneurship development; and Digital skills. The hub contains advice from The Open University on how to make the best use of online learning and provides content that is relevant and practical for businesses users. For any queries please contact ireland-business@open.ac.uk....
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Article 10 mins