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Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...educational leadership theories and models. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course EE811 Educational leadership: agency, professional learning and change, which is the first course in the Leadership and management route within the Masters in Education qualification. Studying this short course will give you a flavour of what to expect...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?
Society, Politics & Law

The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?

...open access education was greeted with widespread hostility by many commentators inside and outside Britain’s traditional class-bound universities. (The shadow chancellor of the exchequer called the idea “blithering nonsense.”). Yet somehow the OU quickly put itself on the map. When it opened its virtual doors, 25,000 students soon enrolled, at a time when the...
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Article 15 mins
The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
Education & Development

The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub

...site, a partnership between The Open University in Scotland and the Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP), brings together introductory level OpenLearn courses relevant to students studying SWAP courses. SWAP students can find courses that offer new topics to explore, build on their study with SWAP, and help prepare for further study at university. We hope these...
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Explore OpenLearn from The Open University
Miscellaneous

Explore OpenLearn from The Open University

...resources and course tasters that will take your learning to the next level and help you find the degree you’ve been dreaming of. Discover a world of fascinating subjects and inspiring OU teaching and get excited by what’s possible as you take that next step after school or college...Spotlight - our top picks Thinking about your next steps? Explore five popular...
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Article 5 mins
Studying Social Work at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying Social Work at The Open University

...Open University? These resources may help with your decision...Social work is a rewarding career. There are loads of jobs available to qualified social workers and it’s a profession where you can make a real difference in peoples’ lives. But what is social work? The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) has defined the profession as: “…a practice-based...
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Open Talks - Wales: Music Nation
History & The Arts

Open Talks - Wales: Music Nation

...DJ and presenter Huw Stephens discusses Wales’ musical history and culture with OU academics...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses  Wales: Music Nation was an OU / BBC Cymru Wales co-production presented by Huw Stephens that aired in October 2022. In this Open Talk, Huw, producer Ian Michael Jones and the OU academics who worked on the...
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Video 1 hr
About The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
Languages

About The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures

...Open Centre for Languages and Cultures, a collection of free taster courses in a range of languages and communication-related subjects...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications Transcript "At the heart of our mission for the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures sits the ambition to open up access to high quality opportunities to...
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Sir David Attenborough and The Open University
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough and The Open University

...Open University have had a long-standing relationship since the university's birth. David explains how that relationship came about and how it has developed over the years...Watch David Attenborough talk more about his inspirations, regrets, environmental issues, digital archive and the future of the Earth Learn more about the Earth in Vision project Desmond Morris talks...
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Video 10 mins