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Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...Open University supports the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG 4 ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ SDG 10 ‘Reduced inequalities’ SDG 16 ‘Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...Open University lecturers Catherine Tackley and Naomi Barker tell you a little more about what to expect from this course. NAOMI Hello. I'm Naomi. CATHERINE And I'm Catherine. NAOMI Welcome to this Open University short course on understanding musical scores. CATHERINE Here we are at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, where we've been recording some films...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...open the link in a new tab or window so you can return to the course when you are ready.) These cuts disproportionally impact on disadvantaged Black and Asian young people, i.e. those who may potentially need support the most. The government funding that is available for youth provision in poor urban neighbourhoods is primarily for tackling gang violence and preventing...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...Open University and TSL Education Ltd, the company behind one of the leading examples of such websites – TES Connect. While the unit draws its examples and activities from this site its principles are designed so that they may be applied to others. These include international sites, local sites perhaps provided by regional grids for learning, academy chains or teaching...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...Open University courses that will eventually count towards a degree. These are nine month distance learning courses. Course material is delivered to students by post, email or online. Their assignments are submitted by post or email, marked either by a computer or a tutor, and returned. Open University students are provided with a tutor, regular tutorials and guidance on...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...Open University short course Introduction to Arabic Language and Culture by the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. Completing this course will take you about four hours. This course focuses on the most basic steps in learning Arabic: you will learn the alphabet, vowels, and also learn a bit about different dialects and the history of the Arabic language. You are...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...Open University course DD871 Key challenges in global development. You might also be interested in the related OpenLearn course, DD870 Introducing global development. To find out more, explore this OpenLearn article, which includes a video explaining what you can expect to learn....Introducing key global development challenges: Introduction - Development is about change...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...Open University course E102 Introduction to childhood studies and child psychology. Tell us what you think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...Introduction to child psychology: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the discipline of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs