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Ethics in Artificial Intelligence in education: Who Cares?
The OU’s Dr Wayne Holmes, a lecturer in Learning, Science and Innovation in the Institute of Educational Technology, discusses its impact and why ethics is crucial to the adoption of AI in education. Whether students and academics welcome it or not, Artificial Intelligence is increasingly being deployed in universities around the world, and will significantly […]
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Supporting your child online – pointers for parents
Professor of Education (Futures) for the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education, and Language Studies (WELS), Peter Twining, explores about the benefits of the internet and the way parents can support young people to be safe online. It is clear from talking with parents that they are often torn between a recognition of digital technology’s importance in […]
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6 tips for teachers on using mobile phones in classrooms
Professor of Education (Futures) for the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education, and Language Studies (WELS), Peter Twining, provides his six tips for teachers on using mobile phones in classrooms. In a previous article, I argued that teachers should actively encourage the use of mobile phones in schools. This is not a trivial task. My research on […]
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5 reasons why mobile phones should not be banned in schools
There is a lot of hype around the issues of mobile phones in schools. Culture Secretary, Matt Hancock, admires headteachers who ban the use of mobile phones and the Chief Ofsted Inspector is reported as thinking that the place of mobile phones in classrooms is dubious at best. Professor of Education (Futures) for the Faculty […]
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Critical digital literacy is vital for education today
By Philip Seargeant and Caroline Tagg, Open University Applied Linguistics and Literacies (ALL) Research Group In the ‘fake news’ era, critical literacies education is vitally important, and the Open University is leading the way in developing learning initiatives to help students and the population at large. How do we know if what we read in […]
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5 reasons why robots can’t replace teachers
The world seems to be at your fingertips every second of the day. If you want to know something then you just look it up on the internet. We can find out facts about anything and everything instantly. So why do we still need teachers? We put the question to some of the team behind […]
The Prosecutors: new series throws light on Crown Prosecution Service
The second series of The Prosecutors, co-produced by The Open University and Gold Star Productions for the BBC, begins on Thursday 2 August at 9pm on BBC Two, with the second episode following a week later. This series uncovers more about our Criminal Justice System’s workings, following the prosecutors tackling an organised criminal gang who […]
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Three days is still too long to hold pregnant women in immigration detention
It’s been two years since a coalition of lobbying groups in the UK successfully challenged Home Office policy on the immigration detention of pregnant women. Under the new policy, enforced in mid-July 2016, pregnant women can now only be detained for a maximum of 72 hours (three days), or up to one week with the […]
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Trump and Putin: why interpreters should never be called to testify
Interpreters play a crucial role in high-level multilingual meetings. Donald Trump’s recent summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin took a rather unexpected turn for the US president, resulting in much controversy over what was said during it. And now his interpreter has been caught up as well. Trump’s meeting with Putin has created much turmoil […]
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The need to transform education is huge; online is an essential part of the solution
Education – we value it as a measure of achievement and success. It encourages social mobility and provides us with the skills to develop, both personally and professionally. But is our education system outdated? CEO of the online social learning platform, FutureLearn, Simon Nelson, explores the power of online learning in transforming education. Online learning […]
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