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Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online
Protect your digital life with this free course introducing the essentials of cyber security. Learn how to spot online threats, keep your information safe and understand key topics like malware, network security and identity theft — helping you stay secure at home, at work, and beyond.
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Languages
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
In this free course, you will learn to implement freely available online machine translation tools (OMT) such as Google Translate or DeepL into your language learning or teaching. The course is aimed at learners and teachers of all languages and levels. It introduces the uses of AI in language learning and provides activities and examples of ...
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Society, Politics & Law
Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
This guidance note explores how generative AI works, where its limitations lie, and how it can (and cannot) be used when dealing with everyday legal issues.
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Digital & Computing
The Jewels of Heuro
Algorithms make the world go round. Can you master them to capture the fabled Jewels of Heuro and escape the Temple of Algoritmo alive?
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AI Hub
Welcome to the AI Hub from Microsoft and The Open University. Explore free, accessible courses designed to build your confidence and skills in artificial intelligence. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your knowledge, the AI Hub supports your learning journey with expert-led, trusted, easy to-use resources.
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Digital & Computing
AI fluency
AI Fluency is a beginner-friendly learning path designed to build confidence and understanding in artificial intelligence. Through a series of practical sessions, learners explore AI fundamentals, generative AI, responsible AI principles, and the real world impact of AI across work, accessibility, and society. The course also introduces ...
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Digital & Computing
The hidden world of everyday coding
Coding isn’t just something for computers or programmers. We all use it and it quietly powers much of our everyday life, but you don’t need to be a coder to understand or appreciate it, as these everyday examples demonstrate.
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Society, Politics & Law
The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
The Cyber Armour is a podcast exposing the dangers women and girls face online – from deepfakes to dating app risks – and exploring how we can fight back for a safer digital world.
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Digital & Computing
Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed deep-rooted inequalities in UK higher education. At The Open University, research into Level 1 Computing modules revealed the structural and institutional barriers behind the degree awarding gap and practical ways to close it.
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Systems Thinking Hub
Welcome! Check out our fantastic range of FREE resources on systems thinking in practice.
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Digital & Computing
Which AI Tool Are You? Take Our Fun Personality Quiz
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere but which tool truly matches your personality? Are you a visionary like DALL·E, a chatterbox like ChatGPT, a logic-lover like Github Copilot, or a thinker like Claude? Take our short quiz to find out.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
As AI becomes more embedded in sport, its role in coaching is growing. From tracking performance to predicting injury, its potential is vast but can it ever replicate the intuition, empathy and trust that define great coaching? This article explores the promises and pitfalls of AI in the future of sport.