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Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...skills/understandings stated. The time required to study is stated and equates to the importance of the learning outcomes achieved. How does it measure up to usability/accessibility standards? Easy-to-use and well presented, with clear navigation. Accessible for users with disabilities and conforms to accessibility guidance e.g. the UK Equality and Human Rights...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...skills while working under a time limit. After passing the interview, psychometric tests and my medical, I was awarded a Train Drivers job at the age of 20. My training would start in September that year, by which time I would be 21 years old. It is important to note that in Scotland a person must be 21 years or older to legally be allowed to drive a train. [Nicole, 21,...
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Article 5 mins
Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...studies examining violence against Indigenous women in Canada – which found that all asked similar questions and produced similar recommendations, none of which had been implemented. In their review of research priority setting in relation to ‘Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME)’ health, Iqbal et al. (2021) highlight the non-inclusion of these communities in...
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Article 25 mins
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...studying this course you will be able to answer the following questions: How can the measurement of signals from living tissue be converted into images useful for diagnostic medicine? What is an MRI contrast agent and how can the properties of metal complexes be applied to this role? What aspects of the coordination chemistry of cisplatin underpin its effectiveness as an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...study the context within which the Byzantine icon was developed and the purpose it served (and still serves). As such, the Bible is a vital source for understanding the subjects depicted on Byzantine icons. Once you're familiar with the concept of the Byzantine icon, in Week 2 you will learn how to ‘read’ an icon. Since the subjects depicted on icons rely on the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...skills. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E209 Developing subject knowledge for the primary years, relevant to anyone interested in the education of 3 to 11 year old children...Primary science: supporting children’s learning: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: evaluate and advance science...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...studied Animals at the extremes: The desert environment (S324_1). After completing this course you might like to complete the series by studying Animals at the extremes: Polar biology (S324_3). This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Science...Animals at the extremes: Hibernation and torpor: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...studying this course, you should be able to: explain what is meant by the concepts of speed and power understand the physiological principles that underpin speed and power apply a range of training techniques for speed and power in practice...Training for speed and power in sport and fitness: 1 What are speed and power? - Before you can look at how to train for speed and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs