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Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...Open University's Digital Education Enhancement Project (DEEP) links students in remote and poor communities in South Africa with children in Milton Keynes and London by video conference on a monthly basis. They discuss topics of mutual interest – music, the environment, marriage, etc., in order to learn about each others' experiences, views and cultures. In the case...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Do Something Great
Nature & Environment

Do Something Great

...resources to help you give back in the community and explore volunteering...[D Something Great logo] Looking to get into volunteering? This Spring and Summer the BBC is launching its Do Something Great season. The season aims to get people to pledge their time towards volunteering and start making a difference. To complement Do Something Great OpenLearn has curated a...
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Article 5 mins
Soft skills training
Money & Business

Soft skills training

...and tools designed to help people find a job, advance their career or grow their business. You can find out more at the Grow with Google site. Through partnerships with leading providers of online education like The Open University, Grow with Google is expanding its curriculum with new training like the Badged courses in Employability skills, which you can check out here:...
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Article 5 mins
School business manager: Developing the role
Education & Development

School business manager: Developing the role

...educational resource manager’. By having someone who concentrates on areas such as administration, facilities management or human resources, it allows others to focus on teaching. When I applied for the post of business and community manager, the advertisement specified that the successful candidate would have ‘an empathy and understanding of comprehensive...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Being a reader: Introduction - Reading involves making meaning from marks and images on a page or screen. It involves thinking about the meaning and constructing an interpretation of the text. Reading for Pleasure involves choosing to make such meaning...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
War, Intervention and Development
Nature & Environment

War, Intervention and Development

...Open University provides insight into the educational value of the Sierra Leone case study. This material is taken from The Open University course TU875 War, intervention and development... War, Intervention and Development A short introduction to this album. The Sierra Leone Sanctions Debate A discussion of sanctions, with specific reference to Sierra Leone, and how they...
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Audio 2 hrs 11 mins
What is the Sport and Fitness Hub?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the Sport and Fitness Hub?

...resources – courses, articles, interactives and videos – that explore many themes within sport and fitness. The Open University has offered formal learning in sport and fitness since 2008 and has also offered free learning through OpenLearn during this time. OpenLearn content has been developed to provide taster materials for potential new students, as a means of...
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Article 5 mins
Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...resources to help you thrive in an ever-changing digital hybrid world...This toolkit offers holistic, human-centred approaches for organisations making the shift to sustainable hybrid working and digital futures. You’ll learn about a range of topics in the collection, including: Digital skills and leadership Digital transformation and building a data-driven culture...
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