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Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...world and individuals’ interpretations of inequality within their social worlds. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course EE814 Addressing inequality and difference in educational practice...Exploring equality and equity in education: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: delineate different...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...world without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs’ and give another angle to sustainability: that of not negatively impacting on future generations. In sum, sustainability thus refers to an organisation’s ability to keep operating successfully without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...world problem’, is often seen as transdisciplinary because, for example, it needs scientific political, sociological, geographical knowledge to explore ways of resolving it. You will learn a little bit more about ‘real-world problems’ later in the course...Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits: 2 Which definition should I use? - Figure 2 shows the wider...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...world...Language and creativity: 1.1 Questions to be addressed - In the discussion to Activity 1, I have intentionally raised a lot of questions and provided only tentative answers. At this stage, the important point to note is that linguistic creativity can be viewed in various ways. Later in the course we will look at three particular ‘lenses’ through which...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...world. Session 6 will focus on child health promotion, and we'll be looking at the toolkit and how this can help to promote children's health. Session 7 will look at specific ways of working with parents and professionals. And the final session will look at challenges and solutions. The course will give you knowledge and resources to help you work towards ways of...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...world of film production, and illuminates the processes of film development, distribution and finance...Making a film is a creative endeavour, but it's also a business project. And just like any other business, most films are intended to make money. This free online course, The business of film, will show you how film production works. It has been created with Pinewood...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change

...world's leading climate policy network. A 10km-wide asteroid, Minor Planet (7107) Peiser, was named in his honour by the International Astronomical Union. © ​ The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Benny Peiser interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer BP: = Dr Benny Peiser, The Global Warming Policy Foundation, participant RH: Dr Peiser, thank...
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Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...heritage, community development and campaigning, and health and social care (including sections relating to young people, elderly, disabled, etc.). There are also subcategories, e.g. for campaign volunteering, these include discrimination/human and civil rights, environment and conservation, and political parties. The Volunteering England site also contains volunteer...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs