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Dive into World Ocean Day with OpenLearn
Science, Maths & Technology

Dive into World Ocean Day with OpenLearn

...our collection of free educational resources about Earth’s oceans - and oceans beyond...Discover the wonders of our oceans - on Earth and beyond. From interactive games like Ocean Explorer to free courses and thought-provoking articles (including oceans in space!), this collection brings together a wealth of learning to inspire curiosity and care for our marine world....
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Article 5 mins
The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...Open University have produced a free, self-guided resource, ‘The Spotter Sheet’ , for use out and about in the park (also see our article and podcast here). It’s a great companion to any walk. We have also created The Open University & The Parks Trust YouTube channel where we continue, to-date, to add podcasts jointly prepared and recorded with the Parks trust and...
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Article 10 mins
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...educator/team bring together the resources necessary to move the project forward? Appropriate methods Are the (research) methods appropriate to the goals? Does the educator/team know how to apply the methods selected? Will the educator/team be able to modify procedures in response to changing circumstances? Significant results How feasible is it that the inquiry will...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...resources to enhance science education and support science teachers. The extensive set of publications and resources have now been transferred to the National STEM Centre eLibrary. This collection includes resources and activities to support the teaching of ‘ideas and evidence’. Activity 9 Exploring different approaches Timing: Allow about 90 minutes You should now...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Being heard
Education & Development

Being heard

...Open University's Open courses I am a Staff Tutor, which means I look after those people who teach at the OU. For me, YXM130 provides opportunities for exploration and looking at a problem, or theme, from all kinds of perspectives. If I was to study YXM130, I would explore how people can make themselves heard, how we listen to one another and how we can communicate in the...
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Article 5 mins
Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub
Get Started

Welcome to the OpenLearn schools hub

...Open University, specifically for secondary school age students, and filtered by subjects that you will recognise from your curriculum...It’s all been selected as content that can support your studies, be that in developing study skills or as further learning around the curriculum. So while we can’t guarantee there is content on every topic you are studying, with 350+...
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Article 15 mins
Learning through Technology
OpenLearn Ireland

Learning through Technology

...University Educational Technology researcher, Eileen Scanlon looks at the benefits of 'inquiry learning' for young students, and how she is using the experiences to help design a customized tool kit to support evidence-based 'inquiry learning'... Learning through Technology Open University Educational Technology researcher, Eileen Scanlon looks at the benefits of...
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Video 2 mins
Free online Spanish courses
Education & Development

Free online Spanish courses

Discover these free Spanish courses on OpenLearn..._Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. _ [university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage.
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