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Travelling Objects
History & The Arts

Travelling Objects

...open access resource. However, if you want to use these references in an academic manner please use our FREE course Developing good academic practice for guidance on proper referencing and formatting. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Activity 30 mins
Academic versus AI
Science, Maths & Technology

Academic versus AI

...education in 2024' - into both ChatGPT and an Open University academic. We wanted to find out if it was easy to spot the difference between the work generated by a human - Mike Richards of the OU’s computing department - and that from a machine. Below are both articles. Read them and then return to our social media channels to tell us which you believe is human-written....
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Article 5 mins
Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues
Society, Politics & Law

Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues

...Open University environment researchers that have been working with a rare and precious resource. Our Earth in Vision project has allowed us to dive into an archive collection of a hundred environmental programmes from across fifty years of the BBC’s broadcasting about environmental issues. In this two part podcast I invite you to join me on my own journey through the...
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Lord Puttnam Installation Ceremony 2007
OpenLearn Ireland

Lord Puttnam Installation Ceremony 2007

...Open University. Although perhaps best known as a film director, he has also had four other careers: in publishing, advertising, the charitable sector and government. But his success was not built on early academic achievements and he therefore strongly identifies with the sometimes lonely, difficult and brave decisions that OU students make in choosing to study and...
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Video 14 mins
A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager
Health, Sports & Psychology

A discussion on melanoma (skin cancer) as a teenager

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Jack Brodie, a former young person with cancer, recounts his experience with Dr Wendy McInally who has spent over 25 years in clinical and educational delivery environments across the United Kingdom and internationally. Wendy has built a comprehensive research and education portfolio around children and...
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Audio 20 mins
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 1: What does it mean to be a mentor for a beginner teacher?: Introduction - This week will help to develop your understanding of effective school-based mentoring of beginner teachers. It is designed to enable you to understand effective mentoring. As is made...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices
Health, Sports & Psychology

Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices

...Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. Let’s start with our terminology regarding autistic individuals. Many autistic self-advocates insist on an ‘identity first’ definition of their humanness: for example: ‘autistic person’ rather than ‘person with autism’. To clarify, autistic people see autism as an innate part of their embodiment; just...
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Article 5 mins
Get started with OpenLearn
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Get started with OpenLearn

...resources, this guide walks you through everything you need to start learning anywhere, anytime, at your own pace...Welcome to OpenLearn Welcome to OpenLearn – the home of free learning from The Open University. We deliver bite-sized learning experiences designed to fit easily into daily life. Any one of our hundreds of courses can be studied anywhere, anytime and...
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