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What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...Introduction - What do you imagine when you think of a historian? Figure 1 shows Asa Briggs (1921–2016), an influential and successful historian, a Cambridge and London University graduate, former soldier, codebreaker at Bletchley Park and the third Chancellor of The Open University (1978–1994). Asa probably fits many people’s ideas of how a friendly historian might...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...managers and learners working alongside others and how they might develop their own capacity in this regard. The course will look towards practical approaches which place relationships at the heart of the leadership process, encouraging all of us to be confident, successful, responsible and effective within the learning situation, not only for ourselves but as advocates...
Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...Introduction - The profound technological, economic, political and ethical changes brought about by computing and information technology (IT) will affect every one of us. In this course we talk about digital technologies in relation to computing and IT. A fundamental idea is that a digital technology is any technology based on representing data as sequences of numbers....
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Free employability and training courses to support your Kickstart Scheme journey – for candidates and employers
Education & Development

Free employability and training courses to support your Kickstart Scheme journey – for candidates and employers

...managing money. We also offer courses in improving a learner’s basic maths and English and advice in writing CV’s and attending interviews to help Kickstart employees into sustainable employment should they progress permanently into an organisation from their existing Kickstart placement or need support for their next job or learning opportunity. [Lady working by a...
Richard Tol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Richard Tol - Stories of Change

...Project forward to 2100: how optimistic are you that we've got this problem manageable? RT: I'm reasonably optimistic … I mean there's clear dangers out there with climate change but as I said, most of these dangers have to do with underdevelopment and if by 2100 large parts of the world are still underdeveloped then I think that is their bigger problem than...
War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...space. Our new online course, Heritage, whose heritage? (A180), gives a more fulsome introduction. The two total wars of the twentieth century are the subject of the course Total war and social change: Europe 1914-55 (AA312). We also offer an appealing starter course for budding family historians, which covers some of these questions: Start writing family history (A173)....
Article 10 mins
Your journey of learning and discovery with us
Education & Development

Your journey of learning and discovery with us

...introduction to online learning, including the following: Everyday computer skills: developed in partnership with LEAD to equip people with the skills and knowledge they need to get started in a digital world. Essential skills for online learning: this resource, developed by The University of Manchester Library, will help you to develop skills to get the most out of being...
Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student

...introduction to OpenLearn is a great place to start, as well as our study skills section. If you are studying one of the university's open programme degrees, such as BA/BSc (Hons) Open, then you can also get more help and support in the OpenLearn course, Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits. If you are a postgraduate student then Succeeding in postgraduate...