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It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name
Society, Politics & Law

It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name

...out of work as my wife was expecting our second child during the COVID-19 pandemic. I eventually decided to begin the application process but first I needed to dust off my 12+ years old CV and update it. What better than to ask my old friend Jas (short for Jaswant) who had just secured a great job recently I thought? However, the conversation took a turn I wasn’t...
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Article 10 mins
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...out how to become a mentor or coach when you feel ready to take on that role – whether now, or at some stage in your future career. Transcript Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...burns. Which metal would you add to gunpowder in order to produce red light? Strontium will produce red light...What is a metal?: 4 Uses of metals - Metals are extremely useful in our everyday lives and are used in a wide range of situations. Write down as many uses of metals as you can think of. You might have thought of uses in, for example: construction electronic...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...out by his friend, the gospel singer Mahalia Jackson: ‘Tell ‘em about the dream, Martin’ (Jackson, 1963, quoted in Ratcliffe, 2017). Stood just metres away from him, observers have suggested it was her words which prompted King’s passionate digression from his prepared speech to talk about his ‘dream’ (Crockett, 2017). [Described image] Figure 2: Dr Martin...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...out this short survey...Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the role of reflective practice in ITE (Initial Teacher Education) recognise some models of reflective practice identify the difference between reflection, analysis and description understand the difficulties in...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...out by an individual but in a large organisation tasks will be divided to ensure smooth and efficient running of the business. Activity 3 encourages you to consider different aspects of retail operations and highlights linkages between various functions of a retail operation and how a retailer might be affected by environmental forces (e.g. an economic downturn can result...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...out what it’s like to read and listen to German in real contexts, and about developing strategies and studying useful phrases, which will help you to cope in a range of situations. You will also find out how to order and pay for things in cafes and restaurants. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from a previous edition of the Open University course L193...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Why use literature reviews in health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why use literature reviews in health and social care?

...to conduct a literature review in a systematic way can cut through the mass of research out there in health and social care. Using a literature review to inform health and social care policy and practice can utilise existing research to answer new questions. At the very least approaching information systematically might identify the need for new research. Significantly, because so much research is now accessible online it ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs