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Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...become aware of the rich variety of music in society and the many ways in which it is practiced, and then to help them become fluent and knowledgeable in some of these practices themselves. This means challenging young people’s conceptions of what music is and what it means to be musical but also challenging our own conceptions as music teachers. When writing this...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Education & Development

Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent

...students and have carried out research with colleagues to better understand their experiences. While neurodivergent people are all slightly different, this quote really resonated with what students often tell me: ‘I’m finding feedback really difficult because it just feels like I’m getting things wrong. And I take that to heart, and I know that’s not what they...
My digital life
Digital & Computing

My digital life

Everything is becoming digital - what does this mean for your life?...[Business person working on keyboard against a technology background] As part of Make it Digital Season we have curated some content around the digital world and how it affects our daily lives:
Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south

...OU Economics seminar on climate change: Transcript. Learning outcomes After exploring the seminar material, you will be able to discuss challenges of mobilising finance for a sustainable transition. You will learn about the dangers of a vicious circle between climate vulnerabilities, cost of capital and rising fiscal vulnerabilities. Climate change, sovereign risk and the...
Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion
History & The Arts

Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion

...to cover their hair, and even their faces, with the hijab? Attitudes towards the hijab as a fashion item Has the hijab become an expression not just of tradition and identity, but of fashion? Commercialisation of the hijab Is Muslim dress becoming its own form of commercial fashion? How does the Muslim modest fashion industry differ from the mainstream fashion industry?...
Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...become a well-known fact that getting outdoors is good for our mental and physical wellbeing. It’s even better when we actively engage with green and blue spaces through activities and practical tasks. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, service providers are putting more emphasis on the importance of green space in urban environments as the impact of proximity to...
The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...students an essential part of our contract is the time we get to prepare lessons and mark assessments. Assessor-Instructors were offered none of these things which is a disservice to lecturers and most importantly to all of our students. There are 26 colleges in Scotland with around 5,000 EIS-FELA members and the methods used to implement the process of replacement varied...
Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...OU teaching material already on the OpenLearn site – offer you (and those who attended the course) the opportunity to take your interest in this area a good deal further. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Science...Science and society: A career and professional development course: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be...