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Careers in Esports
Science, Maths & Technology

Careers in Esports

...creative and quickly expanding industry for anyone considering a future career in this space. We met with Leyla Sabet, Head of Education at educational esports company, EStars, to gain insight into the skills, roles and opportunities shaping the future of esports. Find out more about EStars and The Open University's paid-for CPD course: EStars CPD Programme In Esports....
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Design is open
Science, Maths & Technology

Design is open

...creativity into action and address social and environmental challenges. In the UK alone, over 1.6 million people—about 1 in every 20 workers—are employed in design roles, with more than 77% applying their skills in new and sometimes unexpected areas such as healthcare, digital services, finance, business innovation, and public services (Design Council, 2022). Design...
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AI Hub: an introduction
Digital & Computing

AI Hub: an introduction

...creative technologies. As AI continues to transform industries, economies and decision-making, understanding its possibilities, limitations and ethical implications is increasingly important. The AI Hub aims to support informed, critical and inclusive learning about this rapidly-evolving field. Who is it for? The hub is for learners looking to build confidence with...
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Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks

...writing: Long live Tajik mothers who give birth to sons like Dilshod Nazarov. Well done, mother of Dilshod. Tajikistan, the most remittance-dependent country in the world, has had a torrid few years after an economic crisis in Russia, where over a million citizens live and work, rattled the national economy to its core. The country has enjoyed few sporting achievements...
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The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!
Education & Development

The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!

...writing doesn’t sound like what’s in my head!’: “I've battled with my assignment most of today and really found myself struggling to get my point across in the way I hear it in my head. This [the podcast] has really helped me relax about it a little and taken away some of the unnecessary pressure I was putting on myself.” “It was like you had climbed into my...
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...write a short sentence or paragraph explaining your current understanding of what an internship is and why you would benefit from doing one. Discussion Most of us understand that an internship is a period of work experience that develops the skills, confidence and networks that can add value to future job applications, but did you know that there are other ways to gain...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...write your answers in the text box below. How many works by women composers do you regularly perform/does your organisation regularly perform? How aware are you of women composers? How many can you name? How many of their compositions do you know/regularly listen to? Discussion There are no right or wrong answers here, and your responses will be very personal to you. You...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End
History & The Arts

The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End

...write about them creatively. The armistice of November, 1918 has been represented many times in the post-war drama, poetry and fiction produced in ex-combatant countries and elsewhere too. [Ford Madox Ford] Ford Madox Ford Using one of its most well-known novelistic representations, A Man Could Stand Up-, volume 3 of Parade’s End by Ford Madox Ford, I’m going to...
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