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Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...Open University logos.] This course is part of the OpenLearn AI Hub: a collaboration between The Open University and Microsoft. Follow the link to learn more. This free course, Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world, will develop your confidence and skills for life online, whether study, work or everyday life. It explores a range of digital skills and practices,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...sources and links While The Open University cannot vouch for the accuracy of items contained in these collections and additional sources, nonetheless they are a useful point of reference for materials relating to workplace disputes in Scotland (and elsewhere across the UK) more generally. Celebrating 125 years of the Scottish Trade Union Congress [Scottish Trade Union...
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Article 10 mins
The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...Open University’s music courses_.  _ When does a song become a national anthem? Some have been written for that purpose (France), others have been adopted (Scotland). Many take the form of a prayer or supplication (England), and some are a call to arms (Ireland), but it was the rural ballad ‘Glan Rhondda’ (‘The Bank of the [river] Rhondda’) that evolved to be...
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Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...open and reasoned debate and discussion of an issue or issues – is seen as the ideal source of understanding. Various visions of a deliberative democracy have been offered. Normally, these suggest that open debate, which offers equal access and opportunities to participants, is vital for democratic deliberation. Attempts to put the vision into practice include citizens'...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...Open University with the first major quantitative study, the ‘Factor 10 Visions’ study ‘Towards Sustainable HE’ (Roy et al. 2005; Roy et al. 2008) followed by the Jisc-funded SusTEACH research and development project – ‘Sustainability Tools for Environmental Appraisal of Carbon impacts of HE teaching models using ICTs’ that I was involved in (Caird et al....
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Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management
History & The Arts

Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management

...opens Mid Kent College, 1955] Philip opens a college in Kent in 1955 Buckingham Palace’s announcement that Prince Philip is retiring in the autumn is a masterclass in triggering media spectacle. Media industries around the world instantly went into meltdown over what is actually a fairly minor revelation: a 96-year-old man will retire. But following the event as it...
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Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...Open University set out to explore how people make sense of and use this document in their practice. ...Supported by over 30 organisations, the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care framework was first released in 2015 and relaunched in 2021 for another five years. It outlines six ambitions, illustrated in the image, to improve the care of dying people. [Six...
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Article 5 mins
What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?

...source of help at times when our mental health is challenged, not everyone has the support they need. This may be because, for whatever reason, they have become isolated, or because the people they know are not comfortable talking about emotional and mental health issues. Watch the video below with Dr Jonathan Leach, as he explains what you can do if you're experiencing...
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Article 10 mins