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Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...Open University’s Health and Social Care courses and qualifications....Session 1: Introduction: Introduction - We are all aware of improvements in the United Kingdom (UK) population’s life expectancy. Less well recognised is that the life expectancy of people with learning disabilities has also improved and over half are now aged over forty-five. The majority of those...
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course EA300 Children’s literature ...Exploring books for children: words and pictures: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how images communicate meanings to the readers of children’s books understand the role of cultural knowledge in making sense of images understand...
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A276 Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome...Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should have: gained a deeper understanding of ‘epic poetry’ in the ancient world explored the Aeneid’s central themes, in particular Roman values read in detail some...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

...courses on Open Learn might be helpful for you to explore. English: Skills for Learning Essay and report writing skills Numbers, units, and arithmetic...Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?: 5 Do I understand how assessment will help my learning? - [Described image] Some apprentices tell us that they had negative experiences of completing assessments at...
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K234 Healthcare theory for practice...Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain biological changes and the pathophysiology of childhood asthma understand the experience of parents and children in...
Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...Open University course S385 Cosmology and the distant Universe. ...Unsolved problems in cosmology: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Unsolved problems in cosmology. If you have read any other books or articles about cosmology, or seen TV programmes on the subject, you will probably be aware that cosmological theory has been very successful in explaining a wide...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: What is research with children and young people?: Introduction - So far in your learning you have considered why research with and by children and young people is important. You have considered the importance, and value, of involving them in research that concerns them, their lives and issues directly...