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Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...psychological and social ideas opened up by the Enlightenment’s consideration of such places gave way to the application of those ideas to a process of artistic self-exploration and self-expression. And yet, as we shall see, Delacroix was not always so clearly on the side of Romanticism. His 1832 journey to Morocco would be a crucial, transforming influence on his...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...psychology (e.g. Schwarz (2000) and Ubel (2005)). Activity 2 Information constraints Read the extract below from March (1994) and complete the following activity. What are the four main information constraints that March believes face decision makers in organisations? In your experience, are these constraints also relevant in non-organisational settings? View document...
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...Psychology Review, 27(3), pp. 391–404. Ghaye, T. et al. (2008) ‘Participatory and appreciative action and reflection (PAAR) – democratizing reflective practices’, Reflective Practice, 9(4), pp. 361–397. GTCS ‘Professional Learning’. Available at: https://www.gtcs.org.uk/ professional-update/ professional-learning/ (Accessed: 2 September 2022). OpenLearn...
Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation

...Psychological safety and trust Policies and processes Collaboration Data governance Resilience Online and offline security Transparency Managing information Curiosity Writing for digital platforms Problem solving Copyright Team building Equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion Sustainability Digital sustainability It is useful to apply a digital lens to these...
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...psychologically dominate the discussion, although as the candidate you should do most of the talking, in effect determining the content, while the interviewer sets the format. A few seconds’ silence in an interview can seem an eternity. Don’t be panicked into responding too quickly, perhaps in an illogical way. Fill a thinking gap with comments such as ‘That’s an...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...Psychology, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 267–72. Beasley, J.G. and Beck, D.E. (2017) ‘Defining Differentiation in Cyber Schools: What Online Teachers Say’, TechTrends, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 550–59. Beetham, H. (2007) ‘An approach to learning activity design’, in: Beetham, H. and Sharpe, R. (eds) Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age, Oxford, RoutledgeFalmer, pp. 26–40....
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...psychological and organic factors contributing to autism's cause and course. One unexpected consequence of the debate surrounding MMR has been a redirection of public attention to a condition that has often been neglected by medicine. In a review of the epidemiology and causes of autism, for example, the UK's Medical Research Council (MRC) summarised existing knowledge...
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...Psychology at The Open University Business School and an expert in behavioural finance, introduces the way behavioural biases affect personal financial decisions. Mark Fenton-O'Creevy: So I want to start off by introducing you to a chap called Phineas Gage. Phineas Gage was a railway worker and they used to make tunnels, they'd drill holes in the rock and then they'd have...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs