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Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Social identities in cyberspace: Introduction - In this second week of the course you will focus specifically on children’s social development, investigating the themes of communication, friendship, play spaces and identity, and comparing face-to-face experiences with those in the virtual world. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E110 Young children’s play and creativity...Children’s perspectives on play: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand and outline the significance of play and creativity in listening to children and understanding their perspectives describe different ways that...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...course. The course is produced by The Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL). The CVSL was established thanks to the generous support of Mr Anthony Nutt BA. This course is an update of the course Introducing leadership in voluntary organisations. ...Week 2: Leadership as person: traits leadership: Introduction - During this week you will be...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course SDK228 The science of the mind: investigating mental health...Emotions and emotional disorders: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise the value of an evolutionary perspective in understanding emotions (or moods) and emotional (or mood) disorders specify brain pathways...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...course are derived from content originated at the Open University. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...Course badge: © The Open University Figures Figure 2: Illustration Courtesy: Dr Katerini Kasimeti Figure 3: The ICAERUS project logo and grant agreement numbers with the related funders including logos. Protected by Intellectual property laws and/or agreements worldwide Figure 4: Illustration Courtesy: Dr Katerini Kasimati Figure 5: Civilian drone revenues from 2018 to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...course, which is based on materials from Y031, the Open University’s Arts and languages Access module, introduces you to contrasting understandings of graffiti. It draws on a wide range of different examples of graffiti, including mystery zebras in Hackney, fish graffiti in Morecambe, ‘tags’ in a Milton Keynes underpass, a McDonald’s advert and exhibits at a...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E314 Exploring contemporary issues in sport and exercise...Recovery strategies in sport and exercise: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise the importance of recovery in an exercise programme evaluate the role of recovery strategies in sport and exercise identify the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs