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OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old
Education & Development

OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old

...skills. Our OpenLearn Champions help to inspire a love of learning and support adults across Wales to develop skills, raise their confidence and explore what OpenLearn and OpenLearn Wales has to offer...well over 1,000 free courses! On OpenLearn you can find a range of courses aimed at improving employability skills, as well as science and technology engineering,...
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...skills do you think you particularly gained from working alongside studying? Daniel Morrissey I think I’ve gained people skills, and how to speak to different types of people – from subcontractors to my colleagues and I think that’s quite helped me and the knowledge and experience I’ve gained from doing work experience, and doing work, working and doing that part...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification
Education & Development

Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification

...skills needed to enter higher education and succeed with learning. A 30-credit OU level 1 course, Making your learning count will build on the learning that you may have already gained via OpenLearn, or other open educational resources (OER). The module Making your learning count can be counted towards one of our Open qualifications, and is therefore an ideal way for you...
Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...skills that are essential for good financial decision making...Find out more about The Open University's Managing my money for young adults course on OpenLearn Create funded by the Harrison Foundation and support by the Harrison Centre for Social Mobility. You make thousands of decisions every day, some are are trivial, and some are hard and could affect your future....
Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...study to your own interests and goals gain an insight into higher education study prepare for accredited learning. Why Choose Pathways to Success? There are many reasons for enrolling on a higher education course. Perhaps you feel you haven't fulfilled your educational potential; maybe you need to develop your skills to improve your career prospects; or you might just...
Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...skills. Some of the skills and values gained from the study of art and art history are listed below. For present purposes these can be subdivided into those that are intrinsic (undertaken for their own sake) and those that are extrinsic (externally motivated). Intrinsic aptitudes include: creativity and imagination; self-expression and perception; spatial awareness;...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introduction to mental health science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to mental health science

...study in neurosciences and mental health...This suite of three courses focuses first on anxiety (Exploring anxiety), then depression (Exploring depression), and finally explores the relationship between these conditions (Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression). They will help you to consider some of the key issues around diagnosis, causes and...
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...skills (including pronunciation), and attitudes (including curiosity). For language learning in particular, learners need to develop a reflective attitude, follow their progress constantly, think back on past examples and extend their skills and understanding step by step. If you are a learner who is learning a language independently with the help of OMT, a critical...