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The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?
Society, Politics & Law

The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?

...family obligations. Among the practical strategies it has used to accomplish these goals: Continual change. The OU's central mission of democratizing access to postsecondary education hasn't shifted. But its nontraditional culture has helped it adapt quickly over the years to new technologies that make particular sense for distance learning, from tape cassettes to...
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...family members to read e.g. on Alcohol & Drug Problems, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Family Therapy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Psychosis, and Mental Health Assessments. 4: A balanced view [child with paint on her hands] It is important to be fair on people, children need this fairness too. From before a child starts school to beyond A-Levels, children and...
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What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?
Languages

What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?

...family left behind in Damascus makes it hard for her to concentrate. Her father, a man in his mid-40s, is similarly committed to learning German and establishing a future for himself and his family in Germany. Even so, he frequently misses his German language classes because they clash with appointments at the immigration authorities. It is only through these appointments...
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Ramadan: What do you need to know?
Education & Development

Ramadan: What do you need to know?

...family having breakfast together traditional serpme kahvalti to celebrate Eid-ul-fitr.] Eid-ul-Fitr is the festival which marks the end of Ramadan. It is a joyous occasion and a day of true thanksgiving for Muslims. The day begins with giving to charity and prayers in the mosque, and thereafter they share celebratory meals with family and friends and exchange gifts. As...
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Paul Williams - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Paul Williams - Earth in Vision

...trees. More important to Paul is the time that he has spent working with people dedicated to studying and preserving the natural world. The most memorable of which is the team in Sumatra that he filmed rescuing an orang-utan as the forest around them was being felled. Paul has worked on a wide range of productions including Life, Life in Cold Blood, How Earth Made Us and...
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Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...family. The important thing is that you research the topic as well as you can. Choose from one of the three following scenarios. Notes and guidance on what to include in your play are included in each document. Play 1: Introductory level View document. Play 2: Intermediate level View document. Play 3: Advanced level View document. The beginning of your play could be...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...families in poverty may not be able to have a child in school rather than in labour. All nations demonstrate some inequality in the quality of life enjoyed by citizens and struggles for equality and justice are widely experienced across the world. A central theme to your study in this course is the idea of ‘equality’ and how we consider achieving ‘equity’ in...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...family filius, son filial habito, I live, dwell habitat celo, I hide conceal clamo, I shout exclaim intro, I enter enter porto, I carry porter timeo, I fear timid voco, I call vocation (i.e. a 'calling') amo, I love amiable curo, I look after curator Activity 3 Now it’s time to do a little vocabulary building. How many of the following common Latin words can you guess...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs