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Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...Open University course DD311 Crime, harm and the state Content warning Study in the social sciences – and criminology in particular – inevitably touches on sensitive and emotive topics that may be difficult and upsetting. This course explores harms against nonhuman animals that you may find difficult to work with, including images of nonhuman animals in
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...Open University's Sociology courses Migration is a key political issue, consistently rated by the public as one of the most important issues facing the UK. Most debate on migration focusses on national policy decisions in relation to how many people should be allowed into the UK and the role of the Home Office in controlling the border and, recently, in terms of the...
Concepts and theories in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Concepts and theories in international relations

...Open University course D322 International relations: people, power and change – making IR theory accessible to everyone. You can find out more about The Open University courses and qualifications, tuition fees and funding options by visiting our online prospectus....Concepts and theories in international relations: Introduction - ‘Concepts’ and ‘theories’ are...
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...sources they explored the brain development of a group of neglected children. As an example of what can happen in an extreme case of sensory deprivation, Perry and Pollard published the startling images shown below. [Figure 1] Figure 1 An example of the effect of sensory deprivation on the brain These images illustrate the negative impact of neglect on the developing...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Teaching secondary science: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: classify and analyse practical work according to its purpose and learning outcomes identify ways in which the nature of science can be reflected through school science use different resources and approaches to...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. You can find out more on courses from this series on the Community engagement and policing page....Innovation in policing: Introduction - Although innovation is often seen as typical of Silicon Valley start-ups led by twenty-somethings, organisations of any type, size or can be innovative. This...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course EE811 Educational leadership: agency, professional learning and change, which is the first course in the Leadership and management route within the Masters in Education qualification. Studying this short course will give you a flavour of what to expect if you decide to progress to postgraduate study on...
Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...Open Educational Resource Unit Assessment in Secondary MFL – Issues in Practise. I'm Maria Luisa Perez Cavana and when designing this unit I drew on my many years in MFL education as a German and Spanish teacher as well as my experience of initial teacher education. Assessment is challenging for MFL teachers in secondary schools because language learning is very complex...