3,637 search results
Space for reflection
Education & Development

Space for reflection

...education is not about telling children what to do but about allowing them to find out what they should do. Hence the space for reflection and self discovery has to be made in a school. This space is combined with space to make mistakes and correct them. Better to stumble and fumble in your interactions in the relatively safe environment of the school than later… To...
View article Space for reflection
Article 5 mins
Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...Open University course M815 Project Management. You may also be interested in the OpenLearn course Managing virtual project teams, which looks particularly at leadership and communication in project team which are not collocated...Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO): Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the...
View course Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Maths skills for Science
Science, Maths & Technology

Maths skills for Science

Want to study science but worried you don't have the maths skills required for higher education? Fret not! We have a handy interactive guide to get you on track...[Maths for science gif] Select the image to begin your maths challenge.
View activity Maths skills for Science
Activity 5 mins
Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora
OpenLearn Ireland

Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora

...Open University. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/national-identity-britain-and-ireland-17801840/content-section-2 Diner, H. (1984) Erin’s Daughters in America: Irish Immigrant Women in the Nineteenth Century, Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press. Donnelly, J.S., (2002) The Great Irish Potato Famine, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing Ltd....
View article Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora
Article 5 mins
Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds
Society, Politics & Law

Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds

...Open University’s Department of Geography where I currently work as a Research Associate. I’m going to examine how conflict in the Middle East risked disrupting research into the future security of the world’s food supplies, and find out how a revolutionary project on the remote island of Spitsbergen acted to keep that research going. This case captures, for me,...
View audio Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds
Audio 5 mins
Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...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....
View course Listening to young children: supporting transition
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...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....
View course So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Succeed in the workplace Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...open to me? What works in my favour at the moment? What resources do I have? What/who can help me? What is changing in my life and may open new options for me? What might cause me difficulties? What restrictions are there on me? What is changing in my life and may close options for me? Where are there gaps in my resources or sources of help? Be honest about your...
View course Succeed in the workplace
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs