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Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...systems. Activities should provide an introduction to: reviewing education for students aged 3–19 years as it is realised today across global contexts identifying drivers for change in education. Week 1 activity planner ACTIVITY DETAILS TIME 1 Read the Education in numbers infographic and consider reflection points. 30 minutes 2 Watch the video RSA Animate: Changing...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
How might Brexit affect Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit affect Scotland?

...systemic shift in Global politics, with those dubbed ‘Remainers’ having to capitulate at the somewhat unexpected result. There is still little clarity on how the negotiations will affect individual nations of the United Kingdom, in what’s been called the most complicated political discussions since World War II. Analysis of the results showed that although the...
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Video 5 mins
The language of protest
Society, Politics & Law

The language of protest

...system is one that’s founded on debate – on citizens having a say in how they’re governed, and promoting their own political views and ideas via persuasion rather than coercion. It’s also a way of holding those in power to account, raising awareness of issues that are ignored or otherwise dismissed by the government, and of expressing the will of the people when...
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Video 15 mins
Managing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing care

...Managing to protect This discussion looks at managing staff in the area of adult and child protection. It deals with the training needs of staff in a series of demanding and sensitive roles. Learning from mistakes and challenges How inquiries have shaped policy in children's residential care, and the systems in place to prevent managers from repeating their mistakes....
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Audio 2 hrs 47 mins
Environment: LA River
Nature & Environment

Environment: LA River

...system, overriding the needs of deprived local communities. But laying ever more concrete and asphalt is no longer the way to meet 21st Century environmental needs; an alternative approach to flood protection and habitat restoration is necessary. This material forms part of The Open University course U216 Environment... Environment: LA River A short introduction to this...
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Audio 30 mins
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...system, and use common terminology to describe these components...Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century: 1 Computers: From novelty to commonplace - [Timings. This is the first section of this unit. It should take you around one hour to complete.] The theme of this section is the development of digital technologies, from the physically large and highly...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...systems, education systems (particularly the university sector), banking and finance, and national, regional and pan-national political and governmental systems and situations (e.g. the EU, OECD, etc.). This course begins by explaining the genesis of the capabilities approach – which lies in the resource-based view (RBV) of organisations – before moving on to discuss...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...system, then villagers could drink contaminated water. If they are used for irrigation, then crops could be contaminated. b. The phosphogypsum waste would have to be analysed to determine the separate components in the mixture. Each of these components would have to undergo laboratory tests to determine whether they are taken up by animal tissues and what effect they have...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs