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Shifting notions of trauma-informed practice: from the individual to the organisation
Society, Politics & Law

Shifting notions of trauma-informed practice: from the individual to the organisation

...open up about their welfare needs and providing adequate resources and accessibility to mental health support services is essential. Officers/staff also need to be enabled to deliver in their roles through effective learning/CPD, etc., otherwise the trauma can be reinforced and compounded. Implementing TI practice in organisations Implementing TI practice requires a huge...
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...open - whether in software, education resources, data, or government - but only for the kudos without making good on the open promise can undermine the whole movement. Patrick Masson from the software Open Source Iniative explores those whose doors say open, but their attitudes remain closed...It's great to see where open source ......
STiP@50 Celebrations
Society, Politics & Law

STiP@50 Celebrations

...Open Univeristy along with Systems Thinking. Find out more about systems thinking in practice with these podcasts and videos. ...What is STiP@50? STiP@50 celebrates the unique coupling, in 1971, between the provision of Supported Open and Distance Learning as developed at the OU since 1969, with tertiary level teaching of systems thinking in the UK and beyond. 2021 marked...
Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...Open University, presents research showing that greater public investment in care can complement other urgent policy objectives...This content is associated with The Open University's Economics courses and qualifications. Care needs to keep growing, for early years and for middle and later life. Users, providers and governments agree that the present system is...
Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Open University in 1978-1980. After completing his Army service, he moved to the USA in 1980. He obtained a BS degree in Business from Regis University in Denver, Colorado in 1982. He went on to study Systems Design at Saybrook University in California with Bela Banathy. As an executive in residence at Arizona State University Center for Ethics he studied the deregulation...
Are you ready for online study?
Digital & Computing

Are you ready for online study?

...Open University provides a resource to help you prepare for online study. Are you ready? Having a computer and internet is just the start. Getting comfortable with digital tools and building your skills makes all the difference. With a bit of preparation, online learning becomes smoother, less stressful, and much more productive. [Back view of graduates in caps during a...
How can digital books support children’s learning?
Education & Development

How can digital books support children’s learning?

...educational resources and the educational support children get in using the resources. This gap is also apparent for children during illness, war conflict or who have parents in prison. The digital reading format lends itself to the online experience of anytime, anywhere sharing. A unique quality of digital reading is that the text can be customised to suit the child’s...
How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility
Society, Politics & Law

How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility

...Open University, explores how migrants’ cultural, social and economic resources impact on their settlement in the countries of destination...How do migrants make the most of their cultural, social and economic resources in the new country in which they live? In a recent article, Migrant Capitals: Proposing a Multi-Level Spatio-Temporal Analytical Framework, with my...