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Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...project on ‘Global histories of anti-nuclear activism’, with nine partner institutions in seven countries across five continents. This course was produced collaboratively by The Open University and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize....Introduction and guidance: Introduction - Nuclear weapons have been...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of participation – which also displays your badge. This course has been produced as part of the Department for Education’s Flexible Learning Fund, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and with the kind support of Dangoor Education,...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. Completing this course and gaining the badge will count towards part of the first assessment of the Open University Masters module EE830 Educating the next generation. The Open University...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...manage their debt, how much it costs and the different types of credit they can or cannot access. This free course, You and your money, explores these issues, with respect to the wider, changing, social and economic context...An important aspect of personal finance is the way in which individuals and households manage their debt, how much it costs and the different types...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...management problems? Have you thought about giving pupils more thinking time? Are you aware of the range of Assessment for Learning (AfL) techniques we use at our school? Would you agree that the plenary needs adapting? How about including more experiential learning activities in your sessions? Discussion This is an example of a leading question and the coach is giving a...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...projections are difficult if not impossible to incorporate in a single pressing operation. The underlying design philosophy with plastics materials is known as parts consolidation. The same philosophy can be seen at work in entirely new products where no conventional materials have been displaced, such as the videocassette cartridge (Figure 9). Exercise 4: You should now...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...managed to find work that enabled him to earn an above average income and live in his own apartment. However, as a gay migrant Muslim man he has found it hard to be accepted by his family and the predominantly Turkish community in which he lives. Although he increasingly finds he has nobody to turn to for support, he is reluctant to use state services. What factors do you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...managed or constructed in the way that a lot of our human environments are, so that you can opportunities to escape from that kind of highly constructed environment or built environment into an environment that has a kind of independence that plays by different rules than a highly managed place. So you might think there's a special kind of value there. Granted, there's an...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs