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Participatory development in action
Society, Politics & Law

Participatory development in action

...education. In the Andean mountains, scarce supplies of water and agricultural challenges give rise to conflict; but the changes engineered by development agencies can start to show a way out of poverty. Meanwhile, Tanzanian rural schoolchildren are instrumental in bringing about positive long-term change within their communities. However, development in practice is very...
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Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Education & Development

Extending your learning with postgraduate skills

...educational provision, or to related policy contexts. The benefits might be changes in thinking which can then drive changes in practice. This could be your practice if you work in one of these settings. It could be the practice of others, if you share what you are learning with professionals and volunteers in these settings, either in conversation or through more formal...
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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
Miscellaneous

The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University. He is programme director Learning Analytics within IET and head of Data Wranglers, whereby he leads a group of learning analytics academics who conduct evidence-based research and sense-making of Big Data at the OU. As an educational psychologist, he conducts multi-disciplinary research on work-based and collaborative...
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Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

...Open University, Larry gives an overview of his art practice describing how he became an artist and how he reaches his audiences across an ever-expanding platform of dynamic visual, sonic and digital media...Transcript Larry Achiampong is a contemporary Ghanaian British artist known for his innovative and thought-provoking approach to art, often exploring themes of...
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Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills
Digital & Computing

Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills

...Open University address the UK’s skills shortage and will open doors to better opportunities...Update your IT and Computing Skills Skilled IT professionals are very much in demand and Computing and IT is a rapidly growing sector of employment. Gain more digital skills with our free courses. Find out more about Computing and IT qualifications at The Open University and a...
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Ethnicity as a Learning Tool
Education & Development

Ethnicity as a Learning Tool

...education sector. The sheer presence of race and ethnicity in higher education demands careful scrutiny of learning delivery to bridge the gap between educational attainment levels of different ethnic groups. There is widespread evidence of differential distribution of educational attainment amongst different ethnic groups across all subject areas in UK universities. An...
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Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Building gender diverse programmes: Introduction - On International Women’s Day (8 March) in 2017 sisters Róisín and Clíona Maher founded the Finding A Voice Music Festival – an annual festival celebrating music by women composers – in Clonmel, Co....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Working on your own mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Working on your own mathematics

...Education and Mathematics...Working on your own mathematics: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: reflect in depth on aspects of mathematics learning, whether personally directly concerned with mathematics teaching or simply interested in issues of mathematics education examine established views about existing practice in a critical way...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs