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Do Something Great
Nature & Environment

Do Something Great

...course where you can earn a digital badge for your efforts. You can also find out about the OU's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership. Live near the coast? Get involved with cleaning up coastal environments - discover more with our free content. Use your digital knowledge to help someone less web-savvy get online with our learning resources. Take small steps to do your...
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...Open University. These videos explain what they research and do at the university...Written by Inka Maskiewicz and edited by Grace Richards My name is Inka and I am currently in Year 11, about to sit my GCSE exams. I've been participating in the Girls’ Network Programme for a year now, which is set up to match high school students like me with mentors who share their...
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Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Education & Development

Extending your learning with postgraduate skills

...open digital badges. These badges can be attached to a CV or listed on professional profiles, such as on LinkedIn. The three available on the Masters programme are: [Digital badges available on the Masters programme] The PDP badge: This can be gained at the end of the Masters journey during the multidisciplinary dissertation module E822, mapped against the elements......
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University of Westminster: Work-Based Employability
Education & Development

University of Westminster: Work-Based Employability

...courses provide a statement of participation when completed, and a growing number include a digital badge, which can provide significant benefits in demonstrating your learning to employers, or prospective employers. You can share these badges via LinkedIn, or to your CV, and use them to demonstrate continuing professional development (CPD), highly valued by employers....
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Stargazing on a budget
Science, Maths & Technology

Stargazing on a budget

...astronomy because they do not give a bright enough image at night. The minimum specification for astronomy use is around 7x50, which should cost around £50 - £100. Better images can be seen with 10x50s, but the price will increase accordingly. A pair of 11x80s would give resolution good enough to see Saturn’s rings and the craters on the moon - these would set you...
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
Get Started

Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...Open University...All of the content listed below is free to use, including all of our OpenLearn courses. Every course offers a free statement of participation on completion (which you can download as a PDF) and some courses give you the opportunity to earn a free digital badge, which you can display and share with potential employers. In addition to the articles ......
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Start your career with OpenLearn
Education & Development

Start your career with OpenLearn

...badged open courses on employability. Learn a language Language skills are desirable, and even essential, for prospective employers. Developing your language skills could be the key to landing yourself a perfect job. Foreign language learning can also give you transferable skills such as cultural awareness, communication, and diversity and inclusion. Take a look at the...
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Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...badge. The course takes around two hours to complete and will guide you through a process of Appreciative Inquiry to take action as a result of your interaction with the conference and/or this hub. Overview of the conference Evolutions in Education consisted of interactive sessions, panels and talks considering how The Open University works across the UK with...
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