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Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...change, which is the first course in the Leadership and management route within the Masters in Education qualification. Studying this short course will give you a flavour of what to expect if you decide to progress to postgraduate study on EE811...Exploring educational leadership: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss different...
Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits
Money & Business

Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits

...change? Despite its best intentions, resistance has often become incorporated and neutered before it achieves its aims, as new forms of power absorb it and turn it towards their own ends. Since the Enlightenment, the opposing forces of power and resistance have framed our view of society and politics. Exploring that development, this book shows how resistance can,...
Opening the wardrobe
Money & Business

Opening the wardrobe

...practitioners and other sustainability experts. The hope is to discover how understanding more about clothing ownership can provide clues about how this behaviour can be changed. *correct at time of publication in August 2013 If you would like to contribute an expert blog, we would love to hear from you. Please contact either Sally Dibb or Helen Roby for further details....
History How-to videos: Paper and ink
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Paper and ink

...changes, if it goes from being darker to more faint then it’s likely to be from the 18th Century or before, when people had to dip their pens in the ink far more often. During the 19th century, steel or metal nibs were introduced, which meant that the quality of the ink was much more consistent. If this is the case then your document was written in the 19th Century or...
World Toilet Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Toilet Day

...to share the same water supply. This material forms part of the OU course Environment: journeys through a changing world. Watch this video collection Become an OU student Interested in the environment or international development? Take a look at the online prospectus to discover the many courses and qualifications The Open University has available in these subject areas....
Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...been known to sing karaoke very badly and has won medals (many years ago) for disco dancing! If that wasn't enough, Mo is also a qualified dog trainer. Mo comments on having a real kick when she gets at those light bulb moments, as they light up, go on, because she knows that what she is teaching will change people’s problem-solving thinking capabilities for the better....
Introducing global development issues
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development issues

...change do you want? [Introducing Global Development] The courses can be studied independently, but we recommend you start with Introducing global development and then follow this with Introducing key global development challenges. This content is associated with the Open University courses DD870 Understanding global development and DD871 Key challenges in global...
Participant voices & interactions Beyond The Babble
Society, Politics & Law

Participant voices & interactions Beyond The Babble

...change things around them. [Participating in Beyond the Babble] [Participating in Beyond the Babble] On Tuesday March 14th 2017, Lucia and Giota also hosted a public discussion to reflect on the capacity that sonic art and digital storytelling may have for contextualing stories of identity and belonging. Participants who took part in the installation also offered their...