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TESSA: Using Appropriate Language
Education & Development

TESSA: Using Appropriate Language

...be used to support the development of teachers' classroom practice in both formal and non formal learning situations. This material is from the TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - Walking Encyclopaedia Jude's over complex language causes misunderstanding. TESSA - Thief! Thief! Talatu doesn't speak the language and is mistaken for a thief...
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Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: The importance of planning: Introduction - While families of people with learning disabilities who are ageing may see staying together for as long as possible as a positive choice, it is often because of a lack of acceptable alternatives and many people with...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...Open University's Open Degree qualifications. 1: Eye witness identifications have led to 77% of wrongful convictions [Photograph, black and white. Five Caucasian men in a police line-up.] Many of us might think we would make a reliable witness and be able to identify a criminal if asked by the police, but chances are we wouldn't as our memory for unfamiliar faces is very...
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Article 5 mins
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
What is economics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is economics?

...resources – and most of the resources we need to use in our lives are limited in some way or another. From gender discrimination in the workplace to the influence of trade unions on employment and wages, the price of new cars on the forecourt to new ways of tackling pollution – economics touches on almost every aspect of everyday life. On the larger scale, when the...
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Article 5 mins
Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: The Power of Plants
Miscellaneous

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: The Power of Plants

...Open University virtual event discussing the BBC / Open University co-production, Green Planet...Find out more about The Open University's Biology courses and qualifications. Plants are crucial to the existence of life on earth. From influencing the weather to creating the building blocks to life itself, the vast powers of plants mean that we are utterly dependent on...
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Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Identity and participative practice in collaborative leadership: Introduction - This week’s learning is based on the two key dimensions of leadership that inform the course as a whole – identity and participative practice. Identity is a blend of how we...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...Open University course B253 and related to the Open University qualification BSc (Honours) Accounting and Finance....Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting: Introduction - This course is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of the principles and practices of cost accounting. [Described image] Figure 1 Cost accounting enables...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs