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School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...education...This free course, School geography: Exploring a definition, focuses on how geography is currently being taught and understood. While studying it you will read about the significance of geography as a subject, looking at differing views as to exactly which disciplines make up geography. The course also includes a lesson plan and a look at definitions of...
Skills for work
Education & Development

Skills for work

...education. They align to national levels 4/5 - (1st year undergraduate study). Each course is digitally badged, allowing the learner to earn and achieve recognition for their skills. Learners report a high level of satisfaction (95%) with the courses and over 85% of learners say they will share their achievements with their employers. Also featured in this selection is a...
How did the referendum polls get it wrong - again?
Science, Maths & Technology

How did the referendum polls get it wrong - again?

...education. Graduates tend to be social liberals, while those with few, if any, educational qualifications are inclined to be social conservatives. Age also matters too, with younger people tending to be more socially liberal. Pollsters in the UK have less experience of measuring this dimension of politics. They do not, for example, necessarily collect information on the...
Has media literacy become self-destructive?
Education & Development

Has media literacy become self-destructive?

...education approach, but I don’t remember how the topic of pregnancy came up. What I do remember is her telling me that she and her friends talked a lot about pregnancy and “diseases” she could get through sex. As I probed further, she matter-of-factly explained a variety of “facts” she had heard that were completely inaccurate. You couldn’t get pregnant until...
How can digital books support children’s learning?
Education & Development

How can digital books support children’s learning?

...educational apps] Digital books have several practical assets that position them ahead of print books: e-books are readily available on devices that children from low-income families already have in their hands. Individual titles are cheaper to buy and easier to distribute on scale. It follows that replacing digital reading with print reading would remove access to texts...
Danielle Martin
Education & Development

Danielle Martin

...education for a few years, Danielle discovered OpenLearn, through which she discovered a love of psychology, which ultimately led to her returning to education with The Open University. As she says, ‘I’ve become a lifelong learner!’...[Danielle Martin]Danielle is studying for a BSc in Psychology at The OU, starting her third module in October 2022, but it all...
Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one

...educating other professionals about inclusive practice promoting independence, wellbeing, and accessible health information managing specialist interventions related to complex health needs. This blend of advocacy, clinical skill, creativity and compassion is what makes learning disability nursing a deeply rewarding career. Challenging inequalities People with learning...
‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds
Education & Development

‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds

...education are well documented. In our university context this good pass awarding gap significantly appears in the final level of study. Why is this and what can we do about it?...Our scholarship project focused on the experience of South Asian female students in their final year(s) of university study. We were particularly interested in the experiences of students who...