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Paul Williams - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Paul Williams - Earth in Vision

...Project Wildscreen, 20th – 23rd October 2014 I’m Paul Williams and I’m a Producer/Director at the Natural History Unit. How I got started… When I was young I lived in the northern town of Rotherham and that’s where I grew up. And to be honest I didn’t really engage with wildlife that much at an early age because there just wasn’t much wildlife around me, but...
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Video 30 mins
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...management. This course has been developed by The Open University with support from the UK Government's National Cyber Security Programme and can be accessed free of charge. Please tell us more about your Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and personal skill development! We would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete this survey and tell us about...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...management programme, which, in turn, improves people's self-esteem, and so on. Physical activity and mental health: what's the evidence? Make a list of the types of research they discuss (e.g. epidemiological research). Search for definitions of these types of research using the internet.) Why is it important to provide research evidence of the link between exercise and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...project is to create maps out of Herodotus’ text and use them to rethink our conceptions of geographic space. Years At the OU, course teams have opted for BCE (‘Before the Common Era’) and CE (‘Common Era’) to refer to dates (using them in the same way as the more traditional BC and AD, meaning Before Christ and Anno Domini or ‘in the year of our Lord’)....
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Writing from the heart
Education & Development

Writing from the heart

...project) the teachers were given space and time to let their thoughts and emotions surface and to commit these to paper without fear of evaluation or an expectation they would be shared. (For more detail on Just Write see Debra Myhill’s recent blog). As they did so it appeared they brought to mind a sense of themselves, past and present; they regularly chose to write...
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Article 10 mins
Do boys need male role models?
Education & Development

Do boys need male role models?

...project, a partnership between the Open University and national charities Action for Children and Working With Men. The research team carried out interviews in various locations across the UK with vulnerable young men and women and male and female staff in services for young offenders, care leavers, young carers, and disabled young people. In the interviews, some young...
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Article 10 mins
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...management. This course has been developed by The Open University with support from the UK Government's National Cyber Security Programme and can be accessed free of charge. Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Children’s wellbeing and creativity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Children’s wellbeing and creativity

...Manager at Plus Forth Valley. I think wellbeing encompasses a whole range of things for both young people and staff. What different people need for their wellbeing is very individualised. So, for some of our young people, what promotes their wellbeing is getting covered from head to in paint and shaving foam and getting really messy. For some other young people, it’s...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs