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What counts as professional learning?
Education & Development

What counts as professional learning?

...educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning...This session was based on a research project that was conducted in 2022 into Scottish educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning. The final report raised 5 key questions: What is the role of online professional learning for equity of access and efficiency of time and resource? How...
Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...education by 2020. David Cameron has signalled an all-out attack on poverty and has thrown down the gauntlet to universities to deliver on social justice. He will be aware that many universities already have a proud history of widening participation to students from groups traditionally under-represented in higher education. Disadvantaged youngsters were 70% more likely...
The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
Education & Development

The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub

...prepare for further study at university. We hope these resources will help you on your educational journey..._Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. _ [The Open University and SWAP logos.] Welcome to The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub. How OpenLearn can help you Scroll through the images below to learn about the benefits of OpenLearn and how it can help you. [The infographic highlighting the benefits......
The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...Education, talked with Yiannis Tsamis, Business Development Manager, about the role of business development in AstrobiologyOU...Yiannis, can you tell me about your journey to astrobiology? I was fascinated by science from a young age. As part of the post-Apollo generation, I closely followed developments in space exploration, such as the Voyager mission to the planets,...
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...technology (ICT) can play an exciting role at all levels and stages of the educational process. The three case studies outlined in the next three sections of this unit provide some examples. See how to use them to inform yourself and your colleagues about creativity within ICT in Activity 3. Activity 3 Group task (a) Discuss the kinds of information and communications...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...technology and techniques used by disabled students, the adjustments to teaching methods that might be reasonable, design decisions which affect the accessibility of eLearning tools and strategies for evaluation...It is part of a teaching professional's skills to understand the needs of a diverse population of students. This free course, Accessibility of eLearning,...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds
Education & Development

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds

...technologies changing the ways children think and learn? This album introduces two elements of The Open University's presence in the virtual world Second Life™ and explores the way in which virtual worlds can offer new opportunities for teaching and learning. The album also explores some of the ways that the theories of Lev Vygotsky have influenced the use of dialogue...
Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...technology: a designer talks about developing and testing a new charger that turns kinetic energy into electricity. New Designs: Postmobile Design for a specific market: a new designer explains how he secured sponsorship from the Royal Mail to develop his prototype. New Designs: Pushchair Redesigning and problem solving: a new designer describes her journey from concept...