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Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
A world of knowledge
Education & Development

A world of knowledge

Poster by Dr Nicola Warren-Lee on their Doctorate in Education. ...[Snippet of poster] A world of knowledge by Nicola Warren-Lee
Crime scene officer
Society, Politics & Law

Crime scene officer

Put yourself in a crime scene officer's shoes and try to solve a suspected murder when time and resources are tight. Can you link the suspects to the forensic evidence? ...[Crime Scene Officer interactive image] Select the image above to investigate the interactive crime scene.
Do music lessons help with children's other classes?
Education & Development

Do music lessons help with children's other classes?

...educational performance across the board. But is there really any proof?...Music is one of the most beautiful and powerful creations of humankind, and its powers are well known – making us happy and sad or relaxed and excited. And more generally, music can induce powerful feelings – as Bono the lead singer of the band U2 put it, “music can change the world because...
The impact of learning design
Education & Development

The impact of learning design

Making educational development and technology integration more efficient and sustainable by means of an EdD on learning design...Mikkel Godsk Infogram
Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. If you are trying to learn a language in the age of readily available free online translation tools such as Google Translate or DeepL then you probably know that many teachers’ and learners’ attitudes to these tools are – to say the least – ambivalent. They are often considered an all-too-easy shortcut, or...
Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport

...resources Find out more about studying Sport and Fitness with The Open University. Delve into OpenLearn’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic/Paralympic hub, created with academics from the OU Sport team. The website of British Wheelchair Basketball has information on the sport and how to get started in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. For information on wheelchair rugby...
Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 1: Talking about the time: Introduction - In this first week, you are going to learn and practise how to ask and say the time. This will involve using numbers as well as practising your speaking and listening skills. Before you start, you might want to revise...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs