3,662 search results

Free resources for a safer online experience
Digital & Computing

Free resources for a safer online experience

Safer Internet Day is celebrated on 11 February, and Cyber Security Awareness Month takes place in October. To mark these events, we've pulled together some of our top FREE courses on cyber security, interactives on safe sharing and cyberbullying, and resources on keeping your money safe from scams.
Elective Home Education Hub
Education & Development

Elective Home Education Hub

A collection of free resources from The Open University - articles, videos, audio and courses tailored to support home educators, home-educated young people, and other stakeholders.
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...education for different groups within society: for example, in England, a school usually receives a resource allocation with regard to the number of pupils who are considered to have ‘special educational needs’. Other mechanisms for resource allocation will operate in other jurisdictions. You might have expressed it in terms of students having opportunities to...
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...Open University and Quakers in Britain. The course introduces the core principles of peace education to those working with children and young people. As well as practical ideas for everyday classroom practice, it links to materials for further study and curriculum planning. The course is divided into six sessions. Each session should take approximately two hours to...
The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...education teaching models and development of an environmental appraisal toolkit’, The Open University. Available at: http://oro.open.ac.uk/42478/ (Accessed: 7 Marc.h 2022) Roy, R., Potter, S., Yarrow, K., Smith, M. (2005) ‘Towards sustainable higher education: Environmental impacts of conventional campus, print-based and electronic distance/open learning systems....
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...Educating the next generation. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey 565. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey 666....
Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...resources from The Open University's award winning OpenLearn website. It will help you: tailor some informal study to your own interests and goals gain an insight into higher education study prepare for accredited learning. Why Choose Pathways to Success? There are many reasons for enrolling on a higher education course. Perhaps you feel you haven't fulfilled your...
Looking globally: the future of education
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...for education. You'll then look to the future to think about what educationalists can do to fit the young people they work with to meet the challenges of the future. This course is designed for those with an interest in education or experience as an educator. It will also form part of a new Open University Masters module to be launched in 2018. Start studying now....