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Introducing global development issues
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development issues

...courses. ...These courses are derived from the Open University modules DD870 Understanding global development and DD871 Key challenges in global development. These OpenLearn courses are a set of two, introducing you to ideas of global development and the interconnectedness of the world when it comes to understanding the most pressing social, economic, political, and...
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Supporting children's development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children's development

...course will help you develop a deeper understanding of children's development from the ages of 0-17 years...Supporting children’s development will be of particular interest to Teaching Assistants and other support staff in schools, as well as parents. It will help you to develop a deeper understanding of children's development from early years up to the age of 17. You...
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What do you really know about autism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do you really know about autism?

...the image to begin... Our badged course To learn more about autism, its history of diagnosis, and contemporary cross-cultural issues, consider taking our badged open course, Understanding autism. The course comprises approximately 24 hours of study. A brief overview If you're looking for something shorter right now, you may be interested in these introductory articles:...
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Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain
Digital & Computing

Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain

...course recommendations as described in the following scenario. Collecting smart badges Let us consider a lifelong learner, who is looking to expand her knowledge and skills in data science and has thus enrolled on a number of courses offered online, including MOOCs and OERs. Each time the learner completes a course, she is awarded a Smart Badge by the educational...
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Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub
Get Started

Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub

...courses and interactives hand-picked for you, we’re confident there will something that will meet your needs. Everything on this hub (and on OpenLearn) is free to use, and we would also encourage it to be used inside the classroom too! Anyone can study an OpenLearn course, read an article or watch a video without creating an account. However, to have your learning...
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Social housing and working class heritage
History & The Arts

Social housing and working class heritage

...Course AD281 Understanding global heritage... Social housing and working class heritage An introduction to this album. Social housing: winners and losers Iconic status or demolition? Social housing estates have had widely differing fates - which way will it go for the Carpenters' estate? Social housing: fighting for survival Shows campaigning by the Carpenters estate and...
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Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification
Education & Development

Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification

...courses have been proven to increase confidence and develop the skills needed to enter higher education and succeed with learning. A 30-credit OU level 1 course, Making your learning count will build on the learning that you may have already gained via OpenLearn, or other open educational resources (OER). The module Making your learning count can be counted towards one of...
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The Environment
Education & Development

The Environment

...courses I’m a Tutor Support Manager and I really like the multidisciplinary opportunities that the module offers. If I was to study this module, I would be interested in studying courses about the environment, because it is a challenging subject which can be seen from a number of different points of view and it’s such an important issue. Most of the courses I would...
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