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Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...course, Introducing the voluntary sector, will guide you through some of the distinctive features and values of the voluntary sector, how organisations are funded and involve volunteers and other ‘stakeholders’ in their work. It will also provide you with knowledge and skills you can apply to your own work or volunteering as well as your everyday life...If you feel...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...course, History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts a case study of Robinson Crusoe, is the second tutorial in a series designed to help users of the UK Reading Experience Database (UK RED) search, browse and use this resource, and explores the use of historical evidence to understand the reading and reception of a literary text, in this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...course, An introduction to exoplanets, introduces our galaxy's population of planets, and some of their many surprises. It explains the methods used by astronomers to study exoplanets, and provides a general introduction to the methods of scientific inquiry. The course culminates in discussion of life elsewhere in our Galaxy...What are the planets outside our Solar System...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...course, History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee, is the third tutorial in a series designed to help users of the UK Reading Experience Database (UK RED) search, browse and use this resource, and explores the connections between the evidence of a writers reading and their literary output. The previous...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...course of the last 500 years? What are the social and political contexts that have affected how these changes have come about? This free course, Exploring the English language, will consider the development of the English language from the 15th to the 19th century...How has the English language changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the social and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...course E111 Supporting learning in primary schools. This unit is also available in Welsh on OpenLearn...Teaching assistants: Support in action (Wales): Learning outcomes - By the end of this unit, you should: be able to discuss how the UK’s teaching assistant workforce came into being be developing your understanding that teaching assistants are part of a wider...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...course, Waste management and environmentalism in China, is an introduction to waste generation and waste management processes currently being practiced in China. This course explores how the Chinese can deal with increasing volumes of waste, drawing parallels with the UK experience of waste management. It also discusses the conceptual tools that can be used to make the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...course, Succeed with maths: part 2, is a sequel to Part 1, in which you will continue to develop your mathematical knowledge and skills using everyday examples. The course takes a look at measurement of length, mass and volume, negative numbers and how to use these, scientific notation (based upon powers of 10), shapes and how to calculate their properties before finally...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs