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22/03/2011 - 12:33
How to save energy in the office
MCT Lecturer in Technology Management Malcolm Fowles provides advice on how to save energy in your work and home offices... Portable versus desk computer Using data shared by my students on T152 Energy measurements at home, we found that our laptops used on average about a third of the power of our desktop computers. If these are typical, and work an eight hour day, the...
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22/03/2011 - 11:45
University Challenge: three graduates, three different points of view
Three graduates, three very different points of view on whether the OU can genuinely be considered an alternative to the traditional university route... Adolescents into their 20s: why the OU beats conventional university The website notgoingtouni.co.uk claims that 37 percent of students felt pressured into going to [conventional] university. Only 37 percent? Nowadays...
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21/03/2011 - 15:54
How reducing food waste could make a difference to the environment and to your pocket
Senior Research Fellow of Mathematics, Computing & Technology at the OU, Christine Thomas, talks about how reducing food waste could make a massive difference to the environment and to your pocket, with wasted food costing the average family with children £680 a year… “We all know that recycling is good for the environment, or at least we...
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29th November 2012
OU research shows how technology aids classroom discussion
Contrary to the commonly held belief that technology hampers real world conversations, OU researchers have found that it can in fact aid classroom discussions and help students talk together effectively in order to problem solve and learn. A new research paper Talk Factory: Supporting 'exploratory talk' around an interactive whiteboard in primary school science plenaries...
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23rd November 2012
OU panellists join Guardian HEN online debate
Representatives from The Open University took part in a panel discussion regarding the future of online education on the Guardian’s Higher Education Network (GHEN): Read the comments section to follow the discussion. ‘How can online learning enable the path from informal to formal learning?’, aims to cover major topics of discussion in the online education field, including:...
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20th November 2012
Online giving appeal 26th – 30th November – where your donations are DOUBLED
During this week only, The Open University is running an online giving appeal to help fund OU students through the Access to Success Route. We’re looking to our supporters to dig deep and make a donation this week, which will be DOUBLED thanks to a matching gift from our Pro-Chancellor, Lord Haskins.* To make your matched donation, visit our secure online giving...
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