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Day six of OU Week on Wordia

What is pedagogy? Well, it´s the science of teaching, as historian Dan Cruickshank explains as part of OU Week on Wordia.

 

Wordia.com, the online visual dictionary, is hosting an OU-themed week with seven Word of the Day videos defining a word that links to The Open University.

 

On Monday TV presenter Nick Barratt defined the word evolution, on Tuesday TV presenter Kate Humble defined the word literacy, on Wednesday Janet Sumner defined the word inspiration, on Thursday Gary Slapper defined the word education, on Friday OU honorary graduate Deborah Bull defined innovative and today TV presenter and historian Dan Cruickshank defines pedagogy.

 

 

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