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All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...out the correct answer. For the badge quiz, if you’re not successful in getting 50% the first time, after 24 hours you can reattempt the whole quiz, and come back as many times as you like. We hope that as many people as possible will gain an Open University badge – so you should see getting a badge as an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned rather than as...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Five pillars of ageing well
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five pillars of ageing well

...we have been taking over our lifespan. Drugs take longer to act and longer to clear out. - This is in a relatively hydrated body, so further dehydration makes all metabolic processes much slower, prolonging the negative effects the drugs. • This negatively influences our muscle function and neural system functions … this, in turn, increases our sedation, we feel weaker, dizzier, wobblier and have higher risks of falls and......
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Video 10 mins
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...out in practice is very complex, very interesting, and I would site the example of one boy who was hearing impaired at Blanche Neville, talking in the sports council about children from Blanche Neville not being included in football games sufficiently, and I think this raises all sorts of interesting issues. One is about inclusion and exclusion and raising the thorny...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 1: Promoting the health of all children: Introduction - Health can be a complicated subject, and the terms used can...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...out. In this section we discuss four types of team: project teams, operational teams, self-managed (or self-directed) teams, and communities of practice. In practice, it is often the case that teams do not fall clearly into one type of team, but may combine elements of different types of team. While project teams and operational teams have been recognised for many years,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...out of this course if you can study it with the help of a keyboard instrument. Even a basic 49-key electronic keyboard will allow you to undertake all of the activities. If you cannot get access to an actual instrument, the second-best option is to find an app or website that incorporates a sound-producing keyboard. This should allow you to complete the majority of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...out your own thinking in public on a forum for other people – usually strangers – to see and read. Equally, you might find it exciting and stimulating to share your thoughts and wait for others’ comments and feedback. You might enjoy the chance to bounce ideas off other people. How comfortable you feel about posting to an online learning forum will be linked to your...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...out, and little girls who learnt the rudiments of calculation at his knee found the path they had imagined so thorny set about with roses by reason of the delightful fun with which he would turn a task into a joy. But when the fun was over the little girl would find that she had learnt the lesson (all unknowingly) just the same. Happy little girls who had such a master....
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