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Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...education. PDP is a structured and supported process undertaken by a learner to reflect upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development. It is an inclusive process, open to all learners, in all HE provision settings, and at all levels. (QAA, 2009, p. 2) The primary objective for PDP is to improve...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Week 5 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 5 Civilisations: The debate

...technologies circulated over long distances, crossed boundaries and travelled between cultures, with significant consequences for the visual arts. Which brings us to the discussion (which I'll be moderating live between 10-11pm on Thursday 29 March). Join in the discussion by posting a response in the Comments section below. Instead of contrasts or comparisons between...
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Article 5 mins
The dot.com bubble
Society, Politics & Law

The dot.com bubble

...the economy? The bubbles of today Is green technology the beginning of a new bubble? Can we spot a bubble emerging? Is there anything that can be done when a bubble does emerge? Bubbles in context The Open University’s Martin Upton, Jonquil Lowe and Alan Shipman take a wider look at whether the rapidly increasing recovery of the world economic market is a bubble itself....
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Audio 39 mins
The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...technology of music? You can study that with The Open University What is the science of music? Music is generally thought to be an art rather than a science but what is the science behind the production of music? And can three 'tone-deaf' scientists use these principles to make musical instruments and maybe even play a tune? Let's face it, if we can master this challenge...
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Article 15 mins
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...technology to improve children’s attainments in literacy development. During the first lockdown, synchronous (live interaction) and asynchronous (offline study) versions of RILL were administered to 200 children across England and Wales, and I will present data showing its efficacy in maintaining key skills. We are now recruiting and training North Wales school teachers...
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Video 2 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...technologies (ICTs) systems now dominate our everyday lives. This free course, Introducing ICT systems, will explain what constitutes such a system and how ICT systems work. You will also look at how ICT systems convey, store and manipulate data, and how they process data. Finally you will learn how these systems are used...Information and communication technologies...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU
Languages

Flipping the flipped: The Flipping German project at the OU

...education, especially when it comes to languages? Dr Karina von Lindeiner-Stráský, Dr Ursula Stickler and Dr Susanne Winchester explore the 'Flipped Classroom' methodology. ...Learning languages, with its emphasis on communication and practice, can seem daunting, especially outside traditional classrooms. In the academic year 2017/18 the award-winning ‘Flipping...
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Article 10 mins
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...Education, Languages and Sport. Click on these links to find out further information on the Masters in Education and Masters in Childhood and Youth. Or you can email WELS-ECYS-Masters@open.ac.uk. Regardless of whether you study this course on its own or as part of a masters course, you will be eligible for an Open University badge if you complete all of the activities and...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs