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Volunteering in the education sector
Education & Development

Volunteering in the education sector

...Open University in Wales, during which time she also qualified in the subject. Kerrie was then keen to use her skills to support governance at her children’s school. Continue reading Kerrie’s overriding interest in becoming a governor, though, wasn’t a professional one; it was about supporting the environment where her own children are educated, “where they’re...
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The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...Open University's Science qualifications. AstrobiologyOU aspires to understand how, and where, life might be found and to address the scientific and ethical challenges faced by astrobiology-related exploration missions. In November 2021, we hosted a series of three conversations – The Borders of Astrobiology – to explore some of the ethical challenges that stretch...
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How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...Open University. This article explains more...A resource for people living with dementia and their carers (for more information see our study at www.keepmewalking.info ). It is a well-known fact that getting outdoors is healthy for everybody, young or old. Being close to nature and green spaces is relaxing, inspiring and stimulating, and promotes positive mental health....
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Article 10 mins
Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...Open University's Social Work courses. Social workers write some of the most important records and reports about people’s lives, which have a lifelong impact (Pierre, 2022). Although writing is often mentioned as a burdensome sideline of what social workers do, writing and recording are core aspects of the practice of social work (Rai et al., 2024). The rapid...
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Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...Open University and professionals at Early Years Wales...The first two years of a child’s life are a time of incredible change and development. This free course helps practitioners to understand these changes and explore how they can support babies and toddlers in early childhood settings. This course draws on research and expertise from early childhood academics at The...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...Open University and The Wolfson Foundation. Here you will find investigations, tools and activities coving a broad range of scientific fields, including Earth science, astronomy and health. Links to the Digital Geology Kit appear at relevant points within this course. When you first access the tool you will be prompted to either sign in (if you are already an Open...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Finding women in Greek literature
History & The Arts

Finding women in Greek literature

...source as evidence. First, we must read each text as a literary work looking at its internal dynamics: factors such as language, narrative voice and characterisation come in here – as does the concept of focalisation: what does the author dwell on in his or her narrative and what does he or she leave out? The next step is to compare the features of the text with other...
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Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...openness (no barriers to economic migration), and cultural diversity. However, as we will see later in this course, globalisation has been around in some form since humanity began...Sustainable Scotland: 3.1 Globalisation and nationalism - Often globalisation is viewed as a challenge to the nations, to states and to forms of activity on a local scale. However, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs