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Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...concepts and to get you thinking about some of the issues involved. We will then explore these in more detail in the coming weeks. The materials presented in this week are largely drawn from Week 7 of the Open University H817 course Openness and innovation in elearning...Open education: 1.2 Week 1 Learning outcomes - After studying this week, you should: understand the...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...concept is exactly contrary to how evolution comes about. So, the statement should be rewritten as: 'The giant anteater has large sharp claws on the front feet, used to rip open termite mounds.' SAQ 5 Criticise and rewrite the following statement: 'The giant anteater evolved long tube-like jaws so that the snout could be inserted into holes dug into termite nests'. Answer...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...prompted to return to the concept of intersectionality and to consider how different elements of someone’s identity can not only impact their wellbeing, but also their capacity to seek help. The next sections will explore how you can challenge stigma in your setting and support your learners’ help-seeking behaviour...Week 5: Overcoming stigma associated with mental...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...concepts of leadership by exploring the significance of empathy, compassion, and understanding when leading others and yourself. This course is designed to help you define your leadership style, cultivate a caring approach, and enhance your overall leadership skills. This course is adapted from the Open University course, K318 Leading, managing, caring...Unlock the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...concepts around equality, diversity, inclusion, all of those issues; but also, it has also really recapped on the importance of expert by experience in an academic environment, so it is as important for students to learn from expert by experience as it is from, you know, reading and, um, understanding the theoretical perspectives. PETER LATCHFORD: I agree. I think it does...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...concepts and evidence - Let’s start by examining exactly what is meant by ‘debt’. You may be familiar with the concept of assets and liabilities. Assets are things that people own at a point in time. By contrast, a debt is a liability. Liabilities are effectively the opposite of assets: they are amounts, or stocks, of money that people owe at a particular point in...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...concept of intercultural encounters. [Described image] Figure 2 Professor Mike Byram Activity 7 Listen to ‘Interview with Mike Byram’. As you listen, think about the following question and write your answer in the box: How does Mike Byram define an intercultural encounter? Mike Byram: An intercultural encounter can be any situation where someone finds themself...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...de-visite, 1870s] © National Portrait Gallery, London Figure 9 Mark Twain, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s Another writer, Charlotte Brontë, damned my favourite with faint praise: ‘I have likewise read one of Miss Austen’s works Emma – read it with interest and with just the degree of admiration which Miss Austen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr