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Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...course you will explore three big themes that are challenging the world itself and therefore education: the environment, demographic changes and the impact of technological advances. The key question is this: is education fit for this future?...The next generation will need many different skills to those we can easily imagine today. Young people will need to be able to...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...course, Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families, stems from research that explored how to improve the care and support for older people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge others, and their families...What does excellent care and support for older people with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges others look...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...course, Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems, looks at how we can study ecosystems to explore the effect that humans are having on the environment...What is ecology and why is it important to our understanding of the world around us? This free course, Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems, looks at how we can study ecosystems to explore the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Collaborative problem solving for community safety
Money & Business

Collaborative problem solving for community safety

...course, Collaborative problem solving for community safety, offers a range of techniques for community police officers, other community-based public service professionals and members of community groups working to solve problems collaboratively and creatively. It examines some of the ways which OU specialists in creative problem solving recommend to tackle difficult...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...course uses theories and models to explain marketing communications and provides examples of how to effectively manage the marketing communications process. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B328 Marketing in action...The influence and impact of marketing can be seen all around. For instance, you may find marketing communications...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...course, Multidisciplinary study: the values and benefits, explores the advantages of studying more than one subject and will help you to decide if multidisciplinary study is for you. Featuring videos with students on the Open University’s ‘Open’ qualifications, you will learn about the unique skills you can gain from studying a multi-subject qualification and how it...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...course will introduce you to the law as it applies to social work with children and families in the United Kingdom. You will learn about varying definitions of childhood and family and then explore underpinning principles of the law relating to child rights and parental responsibilities. You will look at the key legislation relating to children and families across the UK,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life...Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs