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Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...learning about, and so developing, skills in using particular inquiry methods connected to conversations and interviews. There are many ways of distinguishing between different methods of gathering information. Look at any book on research methods and it’ll have some subtle differences from another, so there is no single right way to approach this subject. In this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand and outline the significance of play and creativity in listening to children and understanding their perspectives describe different ways that children ‘tell’ about their experiences of play in different contexts describe the impact of different contexts on children’s views of play...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...learn tips and techniques to help you communicate more effectively in everyday life. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to understand the different ways in which we communicate and how to use simple techniques to improve your self confidence in taking part in discussions or writing letters or emails. Enrolling on this...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...learn about the challenges and possibilities of Black leadership. Developing skills in communication, critical analysis and teamwork will promote competence in a wide variety of contexts – from formal organisations to voluntary groups and social movements. This course's learning will be informed by cutting-edge theory in materials developed by experts in leadership, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...learning course and provide you with links to various resources for open-learning materials. You will learn about the different purposes of self-instruction and receive advice about the techniques and strategies to help the learner...Are you interested in creating your own open educational resources? This free course, Creating open educational resources, will help you to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...learn more about this project, please contact the OpenLearn site and we will do our best to get back to you. A good place to start looking at our materials is the Preparatory Information section, which gives the aims of the course, plus the timetable. It also contains a number of links to Session commentaries that those who delivered this course have prepared. These...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic

...Learning outcomes After exploring the material, you will have an understanding of what social reproduction is and what a social reproduction lens can illuminate about the impact of the pandemic. You will learn about feminist political economy and what it means for forms of labour that have predominantly been viewed as de-valued: care work, cleaning, nursing, to be...
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Becoming a University of Sanctuary
Society, Politics & Law

Becoming a University of Sanctuary

...learning can sometimes be an isolating experience, students recognised that education has several additional beneficial factors, providing them with the chance to gain a sense of belonging to a community – an educative community – as well as UK society in general. As noted by one student: ‘You belong somewhere, you belong to a certain cohort. You can identify as…...
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