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Design thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Design thinking

...work, or in your local community? Design thinking can structure your natural creativity to come up with solutions to all kinds of problems, and have fun during the process too! In this course, you will find a mix of inspirational readings, ‘how to’ guides and practical design activities. This course will give you examples of each, discussing ‘What is design,’...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...work, often places us in the position of sharing information or conducting activities with people we do not know. Constraining or anticipating the way information is exchanged is problematic in a digital age. Decisions about online privacy and identity are issues that affect everyone, including students using the internet for learning. In this short course, you will...
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...work...Seeing institutions in different ways: 1 Institutions as rules and norms - Institutions frame our lives. From birth through to death, in the most private and the most public aspects of our lives, in our personal and professional histories, we are shaped by – and we in turn shape – institutions. They give structure and meaning to our lives. They make shared...
The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...work. MacLean wrote in Gaelic and the importance of the language to his work is also examined...Sorley MacLean (1911-1996) is regarded as one of the greatest Scottish poets of the twentieth century. This free course, The poetry of Sorley MacLean, will introduce you to his poetry and give you an insight into the cultural, historical and political contexts that inform his...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Mathematics for science and technology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...work with. You’ll find that a good working knowledge of the rules of indices comes in handy as well. There are activities to complete during the week to provide you with the opportunity to practice the new skills and knowledge that you acquire. With any subject practice is important but for most of us this is especially important with maths, so do attempt as many of the...
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...work songs and field hollers from the days of slavery and ballads and dances from music hall-type entertainments. Gathering together to listen to music and also to dance created communities with a strong sense of identity. Music provided a channel for expressing every possible emotion from shared joys to communal desperation. It cemented the community while at the same...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...worked in a technology and innovation field, or have any prior knowledge to be able to complete this course. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course TB801 Technology and Innovation Management...This free course will introduce you to technology and innovation management and is relevant to managers and students of technological...
Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Italian: food and drink

...work correctly in the Safari browser on Apple Mac computers. Please try another browser such as Google Chrome to run this...Beginners’ Italian: food and drink: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: take part in simple exchanges when buying drinks and snacks in an Italian café understand some customs relating to Italian cafés begin to...