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Young children, the outdoors and nature Badge icon
Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they’re a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein

...Source: Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson, via Listsofnote.com). Unfortunately, she deemed herself unable to adhere to my clear and concise recommendations and the marriage ended, but not before I began my relationship with my first cousin Elsa, who became my second wife. I am looking for: If you feel that the aforementioned requests could be fulfilled...
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Article 5 mins
Renewable Energy and the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Renewable Energy and the UK

...source of electricity ahead of natural gas and nuclear power. However while the European renewable energy council predicts up to 100% of power coming from renewables by 2050 BP predicts only between 10 - 20%. Who is right? Follow The Leader? Is there a risk of the UK being left in the slow lane when it comes to renewable energy? Countries like Germany and China are...
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Video 31 mins
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world...Environment: treading lightly on the Earth: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the nature and extent of the carbon footprints of individuals and households within the national and global economy assess...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...Open University course S111 Questions in science...What is a metal?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand metallic bonding and how it is related to metallic characteristics understand the role of metals in everyday life...What is a metal?: 1 What is a metal? - To begin, have a look at the following questions. Write down the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...Open University course DB125 You and your money...Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand some features of the housing market, such as affordability, and decisions to rent or buy, supported by the use of various media, including graphs, tables, news articles, videos and household...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...Open University course A111 Discovering the arts and humanities...Discovering music: the blues: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the historical context of the blues explain the nature of typical blues lyrics recognise a blues scale understand the concept of primary chords understand the 12-bar blues structure...Discovering...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...open to ideas and experimenting with different approaches, such as human-centred design or an interdisciplinary focus (IDEO, 2022). While wicked problems have a framework from which to consider then, another approach is to think about problems as ‘intractable’ − those for which there is no obvious approach to solving them. As you consider a problem you reframe it...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs