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Scotland’s links with Caribbean slavery
History & The Arts

Scotland’s links with Caribbean slavery

...Open University honorary graduate, Prof Sir Geoff Palmer CD, shares his history and Scotland’s slavery history...The background My mother arrived in London as a Jamaican migrant in 1951. She worked in a range of jobs for less than £4 per week to save the £86 which paid my fare to join her in London in March 1955. I arrived by boat at a Liverpool dock and asked...
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Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people
Society, Politics & Law

Mugabexit: an opportunity for Zimbabwe to build resilient systems from resilient people

...resourcefulness that the Zimbabwean people have shown over the years. In the past week world attention was drawn sharply to Zimbabwean people that have, for a long time, yearned for transparent and inclusive economic and political systems that give everyone a fair chance in life. Against all odds, Zimbabweans weathered an economic meltdown of epic proportions for close to...
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Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Social identities in cyberspace: Introduction - In this second week of the course you will focus specifically on children’s social development, investigating the themes of communication, friendship, play spaces and identity, and comparing face-to-face...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...resources, convert them into outputs and distribute them to their intended users. The term operations embraces all the activities required to create and deliver an organisation's goods or services to its customers or clients. Within large and complex organisations operations is usually a major functional area, with people specifically designated to take responsibility for...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
International Men's Day
Miscellaneous

International Men's Day

...resources highlights the value of men and some of the key issues around mental and physical wellbeing...International Men’s Day takes place worldwide on 19 November. It celebrates the “positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities” and this collection of OpenLearn resources is designed to reflect that message. This year we also acknowledge...
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Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...Education...Early years team work and leadership: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the concept of leadership in the early years demonstrate an awareness of factors that influence leadership and teamwork understand how teamwork can support leadership skills reflect on personal leadership and teamwork skills...Early years...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
Miscellaneous

The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...Open University, the Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Live stream: Trailer video: Edoardo Ongaro is Professor of Public Management at the Faculty of Business and Law at The Open University (OU). Previously he held positions at Northumbria University, as Professor of International Public Services Management, and SDA Bocconi School of Management...
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The benefits of social media in academia
Education & Development

The benefits of social media in academia

...Open University's Open degree Transcript For academic professionals or students, social media can provide a range of benefits that change and develop as social media platforms and associated technology continues to evolve. In this article we will explore the three core benefits: connection, communication and collaboration. Social media is widely used by individuals and...
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