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Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...social studies at Brunel university in England. From 1992-2000 he was adjunct faculty with the University of Maryland and George Mason University teaching Internet, Distance Learning, Project Based Learning and Evaluation to future and current educators and teachers. From 1991 he has designed and led online programs on personal, group and organizational development. He...
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Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...Social Science into creating a social media charter. And, through that, we then used the social media charter with work with the charity and looking at widening participation with disadvantaged children, and working with them to explore how digital literacy could be developed, and to hear that children’s voice strongly and let the teachers and educators ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...work done within the so-called ‘AI for social good’ movement. Now move on to Week 2...Week 1: Surrounded by AI: Acknowledgements - This free course was first published in May 2022. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence ....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...works: the teaching practices, support approaches and assessment adjustments that help students to feel confident, included and able to succeed. The guidance below draws on post-COVID research into the Black awarding gap, as well as OU Scholarship Exchange work involving minority ethnic students more broadly. Terminology reflects each study’s focus (e.g. ‘Black...
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Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...social decline. So, while travellers from all over the world enjoy coming to this ‘remote’ location, that same ‘remoteness’ has also resulted in another type of connection to the wider world as many locals have emigrated in search of employment opportunities. In the following collection of articles, we explore the question: How can unique and distinctive regions,...
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Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...social relations of research production, and to promote disabled people’s individual and collective empowerment, should be user-led and accountable to those being researched (Barnes, 2003). Nor, perhaps is it surprising if such research seeks to involve diverse voices from the outset and as key participants throughout. But what about a less obviously participatory...
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Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...work with a carer, or know someone who one? This free course, Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role, is designed to give an insight into the demands, both physically and mentally, of the caring role and look at how taking part in physical activity can offer benefits to the health and wellbeing of carers. Given the demands of the caring role, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Are things changing in world rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are things changing in world rugby?

...social side of sport...The 2015 Men’s Rugby World Cup has been an exciting competition so far, although emotions range from unexpected jubilation to deep despair, depending which team you support, or even more significantly where your financial investments lie. This was billed as the biggest World Cup ever with massive global investments and, in particular huge returns...
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