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Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...project teachers observed, when reflecting upon the Arvon residential experience, writing has the capacity to surprise, to move and to engage us, offering a deep sense of satisfaction which fosters the desire to write – to write more, more effectively and to find and explore one’s voice. Writing that is undertaken at our own pace, in our own way, on subjects that we...
Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

...projections, and interactive components, drawing viewers into a dialogue about the complexities of cultural identity in a globalized world. This engagement is not just visual but experiential, prompting reflection on how viewers relate to the themes presented. [Larry Achiampong's Pan African flag]Pan African flag for The Relic Travellers Alliance Achiampong’s work is...
Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...projects and our ongoing research into democratic practices with these children and their families. Attendees also shared their own personal experiences including examples of practice, and discussed principles to consider when facilitating outdoor and nature engagement for very young children and their families. The participants shared the professional and personal...
Commercial awareness
Money & Business

Commercial awareness

...Introduction - Developing better commercial awareness has a lot to do with looking outward to the external environment and your organisation’s place within it. However, this free course, Commercial awareness, encourages you to look within your organisation and at your place within it. It considers how getting different perspectives and widening existing ones within your...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...managers know that they can risk financial failure without risking the life of the club itself. This is a version of the ‘too big to fail’ problem that affects the banking industry. (Storm and Nielsen described this in 2012). UEFA has introduced the system of ‘Financial Fair Play’ to try to limit the spending of clubs. However, it is not clear that these...
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...introduction to adult learners’ mental health. The course is designed to develop understanding of the impact mental health has on learning, as well as to explore the variety of strategies that can be employed to support adult learners experiencing a range of mental health related challenges...This free course provides educators with an introduction to adult learners’...
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...Introduction - In this free course, Assistive technologies and online learning, you will explore some of the technology that disabled students use when accessing computers. We will take a look at the tools and techniques that make it possible for disabled students to engage with online learning. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course...
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...managing the health and welfare of modern populations...While recognising the shadows cast by two world wars (one concluded and one imminent) over European society during the 1920s and 1930s, this free course, Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period, demonstrates how a number of specific features indicate that the interwar period was a distinctive and important...