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Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal
Education & Development

Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal

...opens up conversations between readers about their views and values, lives and experiences, it enables us as humans to consider who we are, what we and others stand for and what we feel about personal, social and cultural issues. Such conversations cannot be left to chance. They are a crucial element in a rigorously planned and responsively executed reading for pleasure...
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Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Nature & Environment

Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change

...resource exploitation, and as the main importers of tropical timber. The G77 note that their right to use forest resources for their economic development is enshrined in international law (Humphreys, 2019, p. 279), and any action from the North preventing them exercising this right could be considered as neo-colonialism. These rooted disagreements are difficult to...
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Assessment in secondary mathematics
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Assessment in secondary mathematics

...have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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....
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Professional Doctorates projects
Education & Development

Professional Doctorates projects

Wondering what our Professional Doctorate students from the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies do? Check out these case studies of their projects.
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EDI calendar 2025 - 26
Education & Development

EDI calendar 2025 - 26

This EDI Calendar is a resource to highlight key events, observances, and initiatives related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. ...If you find that a key date is missing, please complete this form. If you are OU staff, you can find out further information about EDI by visiting our Sharepoint page
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Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?
Nature & Environment

Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?

...Open University, looks into this here...Find out more about The Open University's Environment qualifications. “Only One Earth” is the motto of 2022’s World Environment Day . It will focus on the need to live sustainably in harmony with nature, and our possibilities for shifting to a greener lifestyle. It reminds us that our planet is our only home, and we must...
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How to start a course
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How to start a course

...Open University course materials while others are written specifically for OpenLearn. All of our courses enable you to earn a Statement of participation and some also allow you to earn a free digital badge. You can use your badge or Statement of participation to share your achievement with others, although they do not carry any formal credit towards a qualification. Find...
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