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Simple coding
Digital & Computing

Simple coding

...course introduces you to the skills, concepts and jargon of coding. ...Have you ever wanted to try out simple coding? Want to understand the basics of what it entails? This course introduces you to the skills, concepts and jargon of coding. ...Simple coding: 1 Introduction - Software makes the world go round. Cars and TVs have software that controls how they work, and...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: Beginners' Welsh

...course Discovering Wales and Welsh: first steps, which is based on the Open University course LG001 Discovering Wales and Welsh. Tell us what you think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...Croeso: beginners' Welsh: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...course is a short journey into the rich world of Byzantine artistic production via its most illustrious representative – the icon...This free course provides a quick overview of the Byzantine icon; its function, the spaces it occupies and the subjects it depicts. The course spans two weeks. In Week 1, you will explore what an icon is, its function and importance within...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...Open University) who supported the development of this OpenLearn course, and to Lucy Hollingworth (The Open University) and Kenneth Baird (European Opera Centre), who also provided extremely helpful feedback. Many thanks to all of the interviewees for their valuable contributions: Gabriella Di Laccio (Donne Women in Music), Róisín Maher (Finding A Voice), Tim...
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...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 experiences with those in the virtual world. The...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...courses. Take your studies further Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus. If you are new to university study, you may be interested in our Access Courses or Certificates. What’s new from OpenLearn? Sign up to our newsletter or view a sample. For reference, full URLs to pages listed above: OpenLearn – www.open.edu/...
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K271 Social work law. ...Social work law and UK regulation: Introduction - In this free course, Social work law and UK regulation, you are going to learn about definitions of law and where legislation comes from. You will then apply this to social work and also learn how social work is regulated across the UK...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K271 Social work law....Applying social work law to asylum and immigration: Introduction - In this free online course, Applying social work law to asylum and immigration, you will hear from social work practitioners, lawyers, advocates and advice workers about the ways in which social work practitioners can...