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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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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
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...open access. And your local public library will offer eBooks, audiobooks, and online resources, which your students can access if they have their own library card. So while books remain the key and most young people still prefer to read an actual book, it's about offering more resources and more ways to access information, so that you can support the whole school...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
My unique path to university: real stories
Education & Development

My unique path to university: real stories

...education. Tom's story Hear how Tom overcame health challenges and adapted to life as a student. [My Path to University: Tom's Story] Andrea's story Andrea shares his perspective as a young carer and the first member of his family to go to university. [My Path to University: Andrea's Story] Liam's story Liam shares his experience of joining university later in life and...
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Good Academic Practice Collection
Education & Development

Good Academic Practice Collection

...resources on developing good academic practice and discover how to build them into your studies...If you are studying with The Open University, especially if you are new to academic study, you should complete the All my own work: exploring academic integrity course. Plagiarism comes in all shapes and forms. This short interactive course is essential if you want to...
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FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality
Science, Maths & Technology

FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality

...opened in January 2021 as part of Impact Hub Kathmandu, and from the very beginning they made it clear that their priority was to develop a humanitarian agenda to engage members of marginalised groups. Providing access to knowledge, tools and resources to Nepalese people, regardless of their gender, social status, ability or economic means is pivotal and challenging in a...
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Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story
Society, Politics & Law

Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story

...education/resources/twenties-britain-part-one/married-womens-employment-bill/ (Accessed: 28 October 2021). Office for National Statistics (2021) Female Employment Rate (aged 16 to 64, seasonally adjusted). Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/timeseries/lf25/lms (Accessed: 22 December 2021). Paterson, L....
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