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Daisy Main
Miscellaneous

Daisy Main

...learning journey, details of which you can find below. ‘For many students, the summer holidays can be a chance to relax, but they can sometimes put us in an academic limbo,’ Daisy explained, ‘But OpenLearn is the perfect way to stay motivated. It provides a low-pressure environment to learn when you aren’t in term time.’ Confidence and self-belief have been huge...
Article 5 mins
The psychological benefits of multilingualism
Languages

The psychological benefits of multilingualism

...learning languages helps the development of competencies such as tolerating ambiguity and managing emotional skills. Multilingualism research indicates that a high level of multilingualism and multiculturalism makes people more tolerant of ambiguity (Dewaele and Wei 2013). Language learning is fraught with ambiguity, particularly in situations where real communication...
Folkestone
Education & Development

Folkestone

...learn through exploring their personal interests. If she was to study this module, she would be interested in studying courses to help her better understand her home town of Folkestone, Kent. Her main motivation for this is that she would like to develop a better understanding of the local area. She would consider studying the OpenLearn courses below to help her discover...
Article 5 mins
Academic versus AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Academic versus AI

...learning experience. AI-driven tools can personalize education, adapting to individual learning styles and pacing. This tailoring fosters engagement and comprehension, allowing students to grasp complex concepts with greater ease. Additionally, AI can automate administrative tasks, freeing up educators to focus on more interactive and personalized teaching methods....
Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the underlying values and justifications of teaching art and art history within the school curriculum understand developing strategies to explore and engage with some of the subject criticisms voiced understand enhancing and supporting pupil engagement with and exploration of these issues...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Supporting young researchers with 'MyShout!'
Education & Development

Supporting young researchers with 'MyShout!'

...learn how to create, design and carry out their own social research into a ­­topic that interests them. Each stage begins and ends with a short quiz so young researchers can keep track of what they have learned. There are a variety of different activities which end with the young researcher deciding how they want to apply what they have learned to their own research....
Start your career with OpenLearn
Education & Development

Start your career with OpenLearn

...learning platform of The Open University and this collection of content is designed to help you as you embark on your new career, be that providing some ideas as to what that career might be, or helping you get started in your chosen field. Take a look at the FREE courses and guides below to help get your career started, without committing to full-time study. We also have...
Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...Learning about these characteristics will help you understand the different perspectives of the role of companies and company financial accounting in society. Session 2 briefly describes the markets in which companies operate and looks in more detail at how limited companies raise financing through ordinary shares and loan capital. Session 3 introduces the interests of...