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Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...opener for me. I used to sit with my parents, I was in front of the fire, like a dog, watching the world through this little box in the corner of the living room in the early seventies, just thinking, ‘That’s absolutely amazing.’ The fascination of nature, the beauty of nature, the fascination of animals and ecologies and all of that and morphologies was just...
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care....Accessibility and inclusion in digital health: Introduction - In this free course, Accessibility and inclusion in digital health, you will consider some of the ways that people can access digital health in the UK and how they are able to take more control over their physical and mental health. However, for...
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...course is produced in association with Open University courses in Nursing and healthcare...So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify the opportunities and key roles undertaken by nurses in the UK today summarise some of the key challenges nurses face and establish...
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...open to criticism. For example, this vision represents a move away from a traditional welfarist model of health in which responsibility rests with society to provide the conditions that promote young people's wellbeing. As Shah acknowledges, a shift to a focus on wellbeing often entails an emphasis on ‘promoting self-efficacy’ rather than viewing people as ‘passive...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...Open University course TM354 Software engineering...Approaches to software development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: describe the essential characteristics, and identify, using examples, the connections between the characteristics of a good software system describe the elements of a basic software development process and illustrate...
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...source of advice on financial or debt worries was unhelpful. With Britain’s personal debt increasing by £1m every four minutes and 330 people being made insolvent in the UK every day, John Sirodcar, head of Community Legal Service Direct, says it’s worrying that people, especially the most vulnerable, are not getting the financial and legal advice they need. ‘While...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...Open University’, class of ‘98”. What are the functions of Kente?...Textiles in Ghana: 4.2 The meaning of kente designs - Activity 13 Once you’ve watched the video, explain, using your own words, what kente designs mean. Catherine (VO) The Kentehene, the Chief of Bonwire Weavers, is the official guardian of the history and meaning of Kente. Kentehene Originally,...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...Open University digital badge. The badge is a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject. What you learn by completing the course will really help if you wish to enrol on a formal qualification. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of...
Free course 48 hrs