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Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...based on the pupils attending and the characteristics of the pupils, i.e. their age, sex, languages spoken, ethnicity and whether pupils are identified as living in poverty (socio-economic disadvantage). The vision and values of the school, crafted by the Senior Leadership Team, often in collaboration with the children and parents, reflect a school’s unique...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...based on The Open University’s 30-credit module Beginners’ Chinese (L108). This course concentrates on Mandarin Chinese as a tool for communication, but also provides some insights into Chinese society and culture. It contains a brief introduction to the Chinese language, its scripts and sounds, and how words are formed. The language activities and audio extracts...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...base from which to think about institutional development. This course presents you with three widely accepted ways of seeing institutions: Institutions as rules and norms: We will look at the differences between institutions and organisations, and how they relate to each other. The course also suggests that, if institutions are seen as rules governing social life, then it...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...Base to be used for prospecting for resources With this shift comes growth to the space sector, and projections of its value towards $2 trillion by the mid-2030s are not uncommon, making it an attractive investment for the future. More nations than ever before, including the UK, have ambitions to launch satellites into Earth orbit and beyond from their own territories,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...based on an examination of the repertoire presented by 111 orchestras based across 30 countries.) These statistics are a stark reminder of how male dominated the world of classical music is. [Described image] This week, you will reflect on how we got into this situation, including the historical exclusion of women composers from the classical music canon and music...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...based skills through simple and exciting physics, chemistry and biology experiments...This practical, hands-on course aims to help you start thinking like a scientist by carrying out experiments at home and making scientific observations. You will carry out simple experiments to extract the DNA from fruit or vegetables, observe osmosis in action and bake a potato to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...based on a learner-centred approach to teaching that is is underpinned by a constructivist view of learning – the idea that students will construct knowledge and understanding for themselves as a result of classroom activities and experiences. Now listen to an introduction to this course by its coordinator, Maria Luisa Pérez Cavana: Maria Luisa Perez Cavana Welcome to...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...based on observable entities to ones using unobservable, idealised entities. Words: 0 Just as with knowledge and conceptual understanding of the content, assessing skills should be an integral part of everyday teaching, so that both students and teachers can build on existing skills and develop new ones. Teachers need to use a range of assessment techniques to match...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs