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Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...introduction to carefully selected materials helps you decide what you might want to study. You will be looking at three main areas: arts and humanities; the social sciences; and maths, technology and science...What is university study like? Is it for me? If you are asking yourself these questions, this badged course is for you. Taking your first steps into higher...
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...introduction to how children use digital technologies, such as mobile applications, digital games and computers, and what they learn from these experiences. The course draws on debates about screen time to critically examine and present evidence about the effects of digital technologies on children’s learning and development. It concludes with a set of evidence-based...
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...introduction to the field of inclusive education. You can also access the other courses in this collection: An introduction to leadership for governors and Teamwork: an introduction for school governors. Regardless of the type of school in which you find yourself, their approach to inclusive education will be a determining factor towards the culture that identifies their...
How to compare income across countries
Science, Maths & Technology

How to compare income across countries

...Introduction Adjusted figures Visualising GDP indicators Bendy scales Using logarithmic scales to describe growth rates Ratio scales and percentages How ratio scales – such as percentage scales – scale How do we talk about changes in percentage? Use percentage points Summary Introduction Transcript When we want to compare figures from two different countries, what...
Supporting South Asian young adult carers: A guide for social workers
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Supporting South Asian young adult carers: A guide for social workers

...Introduction Young adult carers are young people aged 16 to 25 who provide unpaid care to family members or friends who are ill, disabled, or have mental health needs (Carers Trust, 2025). In the UK, there are one million young carers aged 17 or under and 600,000 aged 18 to 25 (Carers Trust, 2025). This article is aimed at social workers and social work students to help...
War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...space. Our new online course, Heritage, whose heritage? (A180), gives a more fulsome introduction. The two total wars of the twentieth century are the subject of the course Total war and social change: Europe 1914-55 (AA312). We also offer an appealing starter course for budding family historians, which covers some of these questions: Start writing family history (A173)....
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Your journey of learning and discovery with us
Education & Development

Your journey of learning and discovery with us

...introduction to online learning, including the following: Everyday computer skills: developed in partnership with LEAD to equip people with the skills and knowledge they need to get started in a digital world. Essential skills for online learning: this resource, developed by The University of Manchester Library, will help you to develop skills to get the most out of being...
Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student

...introduction to OpenLearn is a great place to start, as well as our study skills section. If you are studying one of the university's open programme degrees, such as BA/BSc (Hons) Open, then you can also get more help and support in the OpenLearn course, Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits. If you are a postgraduate student then Succeeding in postgraduate...