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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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Article 10 mins
Managing for Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Managing for Sustainability

...resource management? How do companies operate while maintaining corporate social responsibility? From understanding the need for sustainability, and environmental auditing to learning how organisations integrate health and safety policy. This collection/album explores many of the issues that face modern businesses and gives some insight into how these companies function...
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Video 23 mins
Information security
Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

...Open University course M811 Information security...Information security: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define what information is appreciate the value of information to the modern organisation understand the CIA triad of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability appreciate the difficulties that arise when valuable information...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Art history in Wales
Education & Development

Art history in Wales

...Open Qualifications...Find out more about The Open University's Art History courses I am the Chair of the Open Qualifications at The Open University, including the Open Degree and Open Masters, and I was part of the team that developed YXM130. What excited me about the development of the module was the way it allowed learners to take control of ......
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Article 5 mins
Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Education & Development

Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others

...education system feels overwhelming, but we can all work at solving ways it can manifest. There are extra resources imbedded throughout this article which aim to be informative. Now you will hear from Ruby, Lenny and Kate Williams. Ruby I am 21 and at university, but when I was 16, I wasn’t sure how to get my life back on track as my mental health, confidence and world...
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Article 15 mins
Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics

...Open University mathematics teaching to include the broader and more nuanced historical material necessary to show the rich diversity of contributions to mathematical development, another way must be sought. Our proposal is to create an open access online resource containing original and secondary source material which exemplifies the diversity of mathematical...
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Video 10 mins
Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic

...education and knowledge exchange. It is here that open and distance learning has a powerful role to play.Various international and inter-governmental bodies have reported the need to build the capacity of NGOs and CSOs (Civil Society Organisations), particularly at more local levels. For instance, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, which is a UN-created body that...
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Article 10 mins
The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
OpenLearn Ireland

The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...resources. The success of these groups, according to CEDRA, has been in the identification of a specific need, the identification of potential and subsequently harnessing a network of pre-existing supports. Their adoption of an integrated and territorial approach to the challenge of economic development is seen as key to their success. In many ways, this prescription...
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