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Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...project ideas and consider how to go about carrying them out...Welcome to this free OpenLearn course, Understanding research with children and young people, which is an introduction to research with and by Children and young people. It is designed primarily for anyone with an interest in research with and by children and young people, including (but not limited to) those...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
How can you turn desert into farmland?
Nature & Environment

How can you turn desert into farmland?

...project to help restore dirt to healthy soils on a vast scale. “This was absolute desert. A few years later the whole thing came back,” he says. “We saw birds, butterflies, insects – the whole ecosystem began to recover. Even after hundreds of years of complete devastation, the seeds were still in the ground and things began to happen very quickly. We did not...
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Article 20 mins
Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era
History & The Arts

Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era

...project. ...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Neil Younger]Honestly, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by history. 2. What is your specialist area and how did you end up focusing on this? Like many, I studied the Tudors at A-Level, and loved the...
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Article 5 mins
Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...projects led by women project managers’. Developing (as) a diverse team in equitable ways is an ongoing process. It is something which we need to pay attention to at every stage of a research project. We need to revisit and reflect on these issues of participation throughout. In many ways they begin before we begin and do not end when we end. Like all valuable...
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Article 15 mins
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...Project Manager whose task is to coordinate multilingual translation projects (this is a common pathway into the profession). You would also probably specialise in one or more specific types of translation. Some of the more lucrative areas include legal, medical, technical or financial translation but there are many, many possible areas of specialisation. Translation for...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Book, comic and animation - What is the fear collection?
Science, Maths & Technology

Book, comic and animation - What is the fear collection?

...Project Fear...[Project fear screengrab] Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos – Gods of dreams, fears and phantasies... Why the Greek gods continue to inspire is a mystery? Perhaps they are timeless and speak to us about our universal experience of human frailties? Whatever the reason for their lasting fascination, we all have fears and we all know what it is to be fearful....
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Article 5 mins
Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...project-based. Students have the opportunity to engage in a wide range of projects, solidifying the notion that design isn’t just theory. Designers tackle real-world problems, improving lives – that’s the allure of design education. Students get actively involved as a project begins with identifying a problem or topic. After researching existing solutions, they...
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Video 5 mins
Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities

...project based in Africa, the course illustrates the use of powerful use of systems diagramming for international development management. This is a companion course to Diagramming for development 2: exploring inter-relationships...Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities, is a free course that introduces you to the systems diagramming techniques of Rich pictures,...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs