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Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...communicating their perspectives on their experiences (Mardell and Carpenter, 2012). When children have freedom to choose, they are highly self-motivated and ‘active’ in their engagements with everything around them. You are asked to put yourself in ‘young children’s shoes’, listening to what they think, noting their responses and taking their perspectives...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...community volunteer). Although all of these are good reasons for doing a PhD, each raises some issues that you may not have considered. Let’s discuss them in more detail. You enjoyed your previous study of psychology so you’d like to continue. You were successful in your previous study of psychology so you’d like to take it to the next level. These can both be...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care
Education & Development

Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care

...community and feel that they are learning together as part of the group? EdD student Kathy Chandler explains how her research is addressing these questions...In a physical classroom, tutors can see what students are doing and their facial expressions give us immediate feedback about how they are feeling and whether they are understanding the session. In contrast, we have...
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Article 5 mins
Badges come to OpenLearn
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Badges come to OpenLearn

...that this helps learners build confidence and motivation for learning, providing a record of achievement which they can share with friends, learner communities, employers and educational institutions. Learners are able to display their completed badges publicly or privately in their My OpenLearn profile and link to other platforms, such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook....
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Article 5 mins
What is Blockchain?
Digital & Computing

What is Blockchain?

...community. Volunteers are rewarded for their effort through a number of algorithmic processes that can result in payment. Small payments can be attached to individual transactions. Consensus on what types of blocks and transactions can be part of the blockchain is automatically reached according to whether the majority of blockchain holders accept newly proposed blocks....
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Article 5 mins
Guide to diagrams
Money & Business

Guide to diagrams

...communication than most of us are used to—but it allows us to think in new ways and encourages us to approach problems differently. In this series of videos and animations, The Open University's Simon Bell and Kevin Collins explain why diagrams are so useful, and discuss 5 different diagramming types that you can use to help solve problems and explore issues. With...
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Activity 30 mins
Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship

...successfully administer support to the community where the state is inadequate. Sexual Citizens and Orientalism Dr Leticia Sabsay’s research focuses on ‘sexual citizenship’ and how the consequences of its emergence and expansion have forced Western societies to confront their own assumptions about freedom and equality within political, social and contemporary life....
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Audio 1 hr 3 mins
In conversation with Terry Waite
History & The Arts

In conversation with Terry Waite

...communication How was Terry Waite, a profound Christian, able to establish rapport and dialog with an Islamic extremist group? Terry Waite on conflict and religious differences Terry Waite looks back at his time being held captive in Beirut. He explains how the conflict was far more than just religious differences. Terry Waite on the importance of a reconciler Terry Waite...
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Audio 19 mins