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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...Education Open and Certificate of Higher Education Open), BSc (Combined STEM), MA/ MSc Open (F81) Open masters and the modules Making your learning count, and Advance your independent learning. These all provide you with an opportunity to choose from a range of different subjects, allowing you to learn in different ways. At other universities, multidisciplinary...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Badges come to OpenLearn
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Badges come to OpenLearn

...Educational Resources (OER) with badged open courses (BOCs). These have been developed in response to the needs of informal learners who are seeking access to study skills and to have their learning recognised. Badged open courses FAQ Why study free courses with OpenLearn? 'We have listened to the changing needs and requirements of our informal learners using our open...
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Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...Education, Childhood & Youth qualifications...Play, learning and the brain: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of current understanding of the structure and function of the brain understand and critically analyse the linked concepts of brain-based learning and brain-based education understand the role of play in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Brexit and health care professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Brexit and health care professionals

...Education of health care professionals Regulation of health care professionals Recognition of health care professional qualifications Recruiting of EU trained health care professionals Education of health care professionals Currently the training and education of health care professionals is based on Regulations from the EU in relation to the number of hours in certain...
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A short introduction to the English language
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A short introduction to the English language

...technologies, means for the future of language – and for our species more generally. In each section, the videos provide the main content but are accompanied by a short introduction to the relevant topic, as well as activities to help you reflect on those topics as you progress through the course. Interested in taking your learning further? You might find it helpful to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The physical world: waves and relativity
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: waves and relativity

...technology, gives a simple introduction to wavelengths and looks back to the discovery of electromagnetism and the invention of radio. To demonstrate just how vital waves are, the two captains turn off their modern communication tools and try traditional methods of keeping in touch. In addition, two bonus video tracks explore Newton's laws of motion and Einstein’s...
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Audio 34 mins
The relativistic Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The relativistic Universe

...technology, scientists can peer deeper into space than ever before. The audio tracks in this album feature Dr Robert Lambourne and Dr Stephen Serjeant of The Open University's Department of Physics and Astronomy. They introduce the origin of relativistic cosmology and share the latest ideas about the structure and evolution of the universe. Einstein’s general theory of...
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Audio 32 mins
Why it is a huge mistake to get rid of parent governors on school boards
Society, Politics & Law

Why it is a huge mistake to get rid of parent governors on school boards

...education, Jacquline argues...[Parents governors cartoon, society matters] In what circumstances can you judge that a parent is “not good enough”? Apparently when they are a school governor. In its latest set of reforms in education, the government plans to scrap mandatory elected parent representation on school governing boards, so ending a democratic form of...
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Article 5 mins