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Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens collection
History & The Arts

Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens collection

...resources inspired by the TV series...Find out more about The Open University’s music courses  Co-produced by BBC Cymru Wales and The Open University, Wales: Music Nation with Huw Stephens follows presenter, DJ and music fanatic Huw Stephens as he delves deep into the surprising and varied story of music in Wales. To celebrate the series, we've compiled this...
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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...educators in education for sustainable development, OECD recently published a book on Systemic Thinking for Policy Making: The Potential of Systems Analysis for Addressing Global Policy Challenges in the 21st Century, while the UK’s Institute for Apprenticeships has approved a standard for a Systems Thinking Practitioner who ‘supports decision-makers in strategic and...
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Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Aligning innovative assessment to your own environment: Introduction - What are examples of best practice for innovative learning and assessment? How might you use these examples in your own setting for innovative assessment? This week will build upon the...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
About Jumpstart University
Education & Development

About Jumpstart University

...resources from The Open University curated with the Russell Group to help you take your first steps to university...Find out more about The Open University's courses and qualifications This hub has been developed by The Open University in collaboration with The Russell Group to support students get off to a great start at their new university or college. Whether you’re...
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Becoming a University of Sanctuary
Society, Politics & Law

Becoming a University of Sanctuary

...Open University, to enable some forced migrants to overcome barriers to education we have 12 Open Futures Sanctuary Scholarships. This allows free study of 360 credits of OU undergraduate credit-bearing study (the equivalent to an undergraduate qualification). We also have 10 free places on OU Access modules. These scholarships provide opportunities for forced migrants to...
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Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...Open University academic team: James Roy (Staff Tutor, Education, School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport, in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, WELS), Carolyn Cooke (Staff Tutor, Education, School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport, WELS), Claire Saunders (Staff Tutor, Education, School of ......
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?

...Open Thanatology hosted a webinar where a panel of speakers with experience of community action were asked to consider the question ‘Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?’. Here we focus on the panellists’ insights to discuss relevant issues raised by this question. What is a ‘community’? As an idea, ‘community’ is hard to...
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Universities, empires and refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...education based on merit, rather than income or citizenship. Organisations like University of Sanctuary and Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA) seek to promote universities as a place of refuge for displaced and threatened scholars and students, in a world distorted by violence and insecurity. However, as well as having the capacity to act as a place of safety for...
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