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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ......