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Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...Open University. It can also be used as Continuing Professional Development by individuals or groups of teachers. The authors have many years’ experience of teaching mathematics in the classroom and in Initial and Continuing Teacher Education...This free course, Teaching mathematics, has been designed for non-specialist mathematics teachers of 8 to 14 year olds,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Facilitating group discussions
Money & Business

Facilitating group discussions

...Open University course Q91 Business Management...Facilitating group discussions: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the key skills and behaviours required to facilitate a group discussion prepare effectively before facilitating a meeting consider some of the difficult behaviours that can occur in meetings think of some...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Language in the real world
Languages

Language in the real world

...Open University course EE817 Applied linguistics and English language...Language in the real world: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand and describe the key features of (human) language and languages understand what applied linguistics is explore different contexts where language is a central issue...Language in the real...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...sources of information, a vital ingredient in successful writing for both academic and business purposes. A case study within the course will introduce you to Kiran, a mother of two who wishes to return to paid employment in her chosen profession of teaching. We will see that the decisions she faces and the work she must do to manage her return successfully are much more...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...more about sports and fitness, find videos, articles, games and free courses on OpenLearn. This topic will be covered further in a new Open University module coming soon. If you're interested in studying Sports and Fitness formally, explore more courses and qualifications we offer in this subject area. This article was first published on the OU Sports & Fitness blog....
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Article 5 mins
Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?
Money & Business

Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?

...open to all”. The well-rehearsed counter-argument to this imbalance is that this is merely a reflection of engineering and technology entrepreneurship – women just don’t feature prominently in the industry and the numbers in accelerator programmes reflects this. The evidence, however, indicates that within Europe women own around 15% of all science engineering and...
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Article 5 mins
Urbanism in Blade Runner
Science, Maths & Technology

Urbanism in Blade Runner

...open air markets and restaurants. Freeways are conspicuously absent and the streets are for pedestrians only. Granted, cars fly through the sky instead of on the ground and it’s hard to call a city laden with toxic waste and murderous robots walkable, but it’s still a far cry from the sprawling, car-centric Los Angeles we know today. The city as a machine Blade Runner...
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Article 5 mins
Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...open about their experiences. With a recent survey by the National AIDS Trust suggesting that more than half of the UK public did not believe U=U was true, there is a long way to go. Reducing the stigma of HIV is an important step if we are to achieve the goal of zero new transmissions in the UK by 2030 or globally. So, this World AIDS Day why not take some time to see...
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Video 5 mins