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The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...education teaching models and development of an environmental appraisal toolkit’, The Open University. Available at: http://oro.open.ac.uk/42478/ (Accessed: 7 Marc.h 2022) Roy, R., Potter, S., Yarrow, K., Smith, M. (2005) ‘Towards sustainable higher education: Environmental impacts of conventional campus, print-based and electronic distance/open learning systems....
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Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...Educating the next generation. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey 565. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey 666....
Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...resources from The Open University's award winning OpenLearn website. It will help you: tailor some informal study to your own interests and goals gain an insight into higher education study prepare for accredited learning. Why Choose Pathways to Success? There are many reasons for enrolling on a higher education course. Perhaps you feel you haven't fulfilled your...
Looking globally: the future of education
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...for education. You'll then look to the future to think about what educationalists can do to fit the young people they work with to meet the challenges of the future. This course is designed for those with an interest in education or experience as an educator. It will also form part of a new Open University Masters module to be launched in 2018. Start studying now....
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...Open University course E309 Comparative and international studies in primary education, a compulsory Level 3 course in the BA Hons Education Studies (Primary) qualification...Global perspectives on primary education: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: know the basics about the field of comparative and international education studies...
Study Skills for Higher Education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Study Skills for Higher Education

...Education OpenLearn suggestions for YASS students...You are not restricted to these suggestions and should select OpenLearn courses to suit your interests and learning goals. To find out what other courses are available visit Free short courses from the Open University | OpenLearn - Open University [A thick black arrow points to the left to show that you can click here to...
Should we educate prisoners?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we educate prisoners?

...educate prisoners?’ is a question that is always implicit in UK penal policy but, rarely ever explicitly addressed. This article addresses this question head-on...The most recent government review of education in prisons which was conducted by Dame Sally Coates in 2016 failed to address this question directly. Admittedly, the review focused on prisoners’ access to...
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History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...Open University staff, Prisoners’ Education Trust, and several former prisoners. We would like to thank the Royal Historical Society for their recognition of this work and for their support in promoting the importance of access to education in prisons. The development of this course was supported by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and through...