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Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...project their identities or share their stories on social and digital media. Several reports have highlighted the increasingly influential role mainstream and social media play in shaping both the perceptions and outcomes of population movements into western democracies. Mainstream media discourses rely on: broad portrayals which stereotype; the use of aggregated...
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office. It can be used to provide evidence of continuing professional development and on successful completion of the course you will be...
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. 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...
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...Introduction - In early 2020, the higher education (HE) sector had to react to unprecedented change and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The so-called ‘pivot to online’ (Salmon, 2020) forced emergency ways of working on university campus-based staff in an attempt to continue educating students while physical attendance at lectures, seminars, etc....
Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Education & Development

Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver

...management committee was organised. Dr Clarke further went on to raise funds from BBC Children in Need and the Local Health Authority for the first three years of the project. This was to pay the wages of a co-ordinator, an administrator and two sessional nursery nurses. At the outset, the project (as it was called) was located in the health centre in the hope that it...
Open Education Week 2017
Education & Development

Open Education Week 2017

...free!) on OpenLearn Create. You might be interested in visiting the website of the OEPS project, which celebrates open educational practices in Scotland. Follow on social media You can see the latest news about the Open Education Week and help spread the word by following along on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube. Why not also follow us on Twitter? Tweets by openeducationwk...
What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...projects in the pipeline! Who is it for? [This is a map of the world containing diverse people] The short answer: everyone. The long answer: Utilising the experience of staff within this institution, the hub will not only work as showcase for academic research and some of the university's high-quality teaching in this area, but also provide a necessary and important...
Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...project, a guided community walk or a park visit help our wellbeing? This article explores how to engage with the outdoors...In recent years it has become a well-known fact that getting outdoors is good for our mental and physical wellbeing. It’s even better when we actively engage with green and blue spaces through activities and practical tasks. In the wake of the...