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OpenLearn choices for students studying Contemporary topics in science
Science, Maths & Technology

OpenLearn choices for students studying Contemporary topics in science

...learning element of this course and allow you to tailor your study to suit your interests. ...You must complete three of the Badged Open Courses (BOCs) listed below in order to make up the required hours of independent learning as part of your studies for the Contemporary topics in science module. Click on the BOC of your choice to explore the content and start learning!...
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...courses carrying digital badges were also then translated. This review looks into the rationale behind this work and the impact it has had...Summary OpenLearn was launched by The Open University (OU) in 2006, with the ambition to release 5% of OU taught courses as Open Educational Resources (OER). Today, the platform has recorded over 110 million visitors since ......
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Badged Open Course as part of their induction; take a look at Being An OU Student. Around 20% of our informal learners don’t speak English as a first language, luckily we have a course for that, English: Skills for Learning. 14% of learners on OpenLearn have a disability. We’re big on accessibility as a result of this. We’re advocates of employability and have a...
60 second adventures: Behind the scenes
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures: Behind the scenes

...Open University's Open degree. Narrated by David Mitchell, the 60 Second Adventures animation series began in 2011 with ’60 Second Adventures in Thought’ exploring paradoxes and thought experiments such as The Grandfather paradox and Schrodinger’s Cat. Since then the series has explored economics, religion, astronomy and now microgravity. This short video features...
Study online and find a subject that inspires you
Education & Development

Study online and find a subject that inspires you

...and postgraduate courses with The Open University can be found here and there's information on fees, funding and bursaries here. Nearly all of our undergraduate courses have no pre-entry requirements. The PFA NI can support you through degree level study, even without the need to have studied or completed GCSEs/A-Levels (or equivalent). Discover more content like this...
Skills to succeed in the workplace
Education & Development

Skills to succeed in the workplace

...Open University to provide a selection of free training courses to enhance your career prospects and opportunities...Football clubs across Scotland play a pivotal role in supporting their local communities. The Open University in Scotland is working in partnership with the following organisations to support the work they're doing to improve employment outcomes for young...
A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...Open University course L314 A buen puerto: advanced Spanish... Introduction Introduction to the series of programmes Radio Programme 1: Astronomy in Colombia A radio-style programme about astronomy from Cali in Colombia featuring experts and some phone-in callers Radio programme 1: English borrowings in Spanish A talk about the words which Spanish has borrowed from...
Space scientist: John Zarnecki
Science, Maths & Technology

Space scientist: John Zarnecki

...Astronomy at The Open University. In the course of his 30 year career, Zarnecki has taken part in several high profile space probe missions. In this album, he recalls the landing of the Huygens probe on Titan, explains why space has become essential for communication and navigation today and describes technology developed by the space programme that's set to improve our...