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An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...course, An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope, you will experience the study of minerals using a polarising microscope. While the study of minerals can involve electron or ion beam chemical analysis, the polarising microscope remains the prime tool for the study of rock thin sections and is the foundation of learning to recognise, characterise and...
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...course will help you to explore your current organisational structure, plans, external environment and sustainability to consider how you strengthen your hybrid working infrastructure. You will begin to identify what digital transformation means in the higher education institutes (HEIs) sector and how this accelerates working practices for hybrid. You will also start to...
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...course covers why it is important to include children and young people in research about their lives. It explores what it means to carry out research with children and young people. The course gives an insight into the fundamental rights of children and young people contained in the UNCRC, it provides a framework which can underpin all research with and by children, to...
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...course provides learning about the Fitness to Practise process and being a witness...According to the Professional Standards Authority, Fitness to Practise is ‘the process used by statutory professional regulators to handle complaints or deal with concerns made about health and care professionals on their registers’. Witnesses to misconduct can be called to give...
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...course is for providers, managers and staff of older adult residential and day care facilities. It explains what relational care means and how relational care practice can be introduced or extended. Studying this course will enable you to apply a toolkit developed from research for use in your own care settings, with groups and/or individuals. You can work through the...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...course, Childhood in the digital age, delves into the lives of children and discuss the potential benefits and limitations of technology in their lives...Are you a technology optimist or a technology pessimist? Are you worried about how children and young people are using digital technology so much more during this pandemic, or do you think it can only be good for their...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...course, Take your teaching online, you will gain knowledge fundamental to delivering effective teaching online. You will hear about the experiences of real educators, be introduced to cutting edge research, and understand the ideas and tools that shape how we teach and learn online. You will also learn useful methods that will guide you to test out these new ideas in your...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...course is for you. You will be looking at some of the biggest myths around criminal law and criminal courts to see how accurate a picture they are painting. You will see whether it is true that all criminal cases are tried by jury and whether convicted criminals are really let off without prison sentences. Just don’t expect any gavels! This OpenLearn course is an...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs