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Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Figures 1 and 8: The Open University Figure 2: Courtesy of Play Scotland, https://www.playscotland.org Figure 3: anetta/Shutterstock Figures 4 and 5: The Open University Figure 6: Katarinagondova | Dreamstime.com Figure 7: Air Images/Shutterstock Figure 9: Romeo Pj/Shutterstock Figure 10:...
Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland...This free course, Capacity and demand management, is part of the series focusing on leadership, decision-making and communication in the context of policing within the community. This course focuses on the use of data to make decisions, using actions taken in managing capacity and demand as the...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers. Tell us what you think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the role of...
What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...Open Research Online repository Find out more about the Open University’s Children’s Research Centre, by visiting their website Have a look at the research carried out by children and young people If you are interested in learning more about the lives of young people, then you may be interested in our Bachelor of Arts degree in Childhood and Youth Studies or...
Coronavirus: The Lowdown
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: The Lowdown

...Open University academics, as well as links to related and supporting content. This includes how to take your teaching online, content to support homeschooling, and resources on mental health and wellbeing. With the worldwide threat of the Coronavirus still present, it’s vital we all take the very best care of ourselves. And this is especially important for those of us...
The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
Miscellaneous

The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...Open University, the Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Live stream: Trailer video: Transcript Bart Rienties is Professor of Learning Analytics at the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University. He is programme director Learning Analytics within IET and head of Data Wranglers, whereby he leads a group of learning analytics...
Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. I have been working in the realms of everyday community creativity and diversity for a while now. When I began to experience symptoms 16 years ago, I found myself needing new strategies and knowledge in order to improve my experience of daily life. At first it did not occur to me to connect my creative...
Access courses
Education & Development

Access courses

...open admissions policy helps thousands of people achieve their potential even if their previous education experience or qualifications may have been poor. Please watch this short animation to find out about our Access modules. Transcript Access modules Access modules which are unique introductory courses aim to help ease learners back into the disciplines of education,...