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Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...style of learning is based on the notion that the understandings most useful to us, and that most readily become part of us, are learned by experience. The activities are designed to enable you to discover your own learning by experience. There will be a lot about reflective practice in this course but for now you will be introduced or re-introduced to some basic ideas...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Understanding mortgages
Money & Business

Understanding mortgages

...Profile, which is available before completion of the course and earning of the Statement of Participation....Understanding mortgages: Introduction - Welcome to this free Open University course on mortgages – loans used for buying homes. The course explores the mortgage products available in the UK market – their interest rate and other characteristics – and examines...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Session 2: From idea to reality: Introduction - Many new businesses fail within two years of starting up – 50 per cent within three...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...et al., 2003). Sharing your thoughts in writing on an online forum may lead to feelings of success, especially when you get positive feedback or stimulate a discussion. So far, you have reflected on your own experiences of using online learning forums and how you feel – or would feel – about using them. You have also begun to consider some of the learning benefits of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...et al Audio and video Intoduction: Video: courtesy of NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI) 2.1.6 Birth of a star: Video: courtesy of Institute of Physics 2.3 The death of a star: Video: courtesy of Institute of Physics http://www.iop.org/ 2.3.3 Beautiful Supernovae: Video: © The Open University 2.3.5 Supergiant stars: Video: courtesy of Institute of Physics
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...et al. (2016), offers some good reasons for making sure young children have the opportunity for outdoor play time. Health and physical development: in recent years, childhood obesity rates around the world have increased. To combat this many countries are recommending outdoor activity for all children. Physical play outdoors provides important opportunities for the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...et al. (2008, p.5) define mental health and wellness as the absence of mental illness, such as depression, and the ability to cope with daily challenges in a positive, optimistic and constructive manner. Using this definition there are potentially two ways in which exercise can benefit mental health. First, exercise can prevent or reduce the extent of mental illnesses...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...et opinions de Jules Ferry. Discours sur la politique extériure et coloniale, (1893–1898), p. 210–12 ‘[T]he superior races have a right vis-à-vis the inferior races [...] I repeat that the superior races have a right, because they have a duty towards them. They have the duty to civilise the inferior races [...] Can you deny, can anyone deny, that there is more...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs