3,739 search results

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...permission All other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Five tips to make online teaching neuroinclusive
Education & Development

Five tips to make online teaching neuroinclusive

...education, yet many educators still feel unsure how to support neurodivergent learners. Cora Beth Fraser shares five practical, compassionate ways to make your digital classroom more inclusive...I’ve been working in Online and Distance Education for twenty years, and in that time I’ve watched online teaching take shape as a mainstream mode of distance education. One...
Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...Open University in collaboration with the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP, gives a high-level overview of how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) works, its risks, and how it may appropriately be used in relation to basic day-to-day legal issues. This note was produced on 27 September 2024 and accordingly reflects the legal and technological position of GenAI as of...
Some thoughts on Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Some thoughts on Brexit

...Open University, shares his thoughts on Brexit...[The EU and British Flag next to one another. ] This blog post was written on the 19th July 2016. Here in the UK we are all in a land of confusion and make-believe. Everyone has their own analysis and thoughts of what is happening and why. Here (quickly) are mine. In Chinese medicine a distinction is drawn between a...
Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?
Money & Business

Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?

...resource policies. But we also found a need for a fourth prong – that is, a form of leadership which recognises the potential inherent in co-ownership and which animates that potential by continual supportive steps to make it real. [John Lewis motto on employee happiness] This finding sat alongside a mixed set of outcomes with regard to measures of productivity,...
Happy Saint Andrew's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Happy Saint Andrew's Day

...resources on Scotland's culture, society and heritage. ...[St Andrew the apostle ] On 30th November it is Saint Andrew's Day, it is also called the Feast of Saint Andrew or Andermas. This is a time when we celebrate the patron saint of Scotland, so why not learn more about Scotland's riveting political and natural landscapes with our broad range of learning resources?...
Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...open and interested in receiving text suggestions from the young people, and gradually two-way reciprocal recommendations and ‘books in common’ between teachers and children developed. These prompted discussions and life connections and enabled new relationships to begin. Over time, teachers noticed children exchanging texts too and recognised the value of these...
Advancing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 3: From power to resistance: Introduction - This week was written by Owain Smolović Jones and Fidèle Mutwarasibo. Welcome to the resistance. Over the next two weeks you will learn about a crucial aspect of Black leadership, working with and through resistance,...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs