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Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...write and understand any whole number, but as you are probably aware numbers are not limited to only whole numbers. You also need ways to represent parts of whole numbers. The two ways that you do this are by using either decimal numbers, like 3.25, or fractions, such as one divided by two . You’ll start with a look at decimal numbers, and then in the coming weeks you...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...writing. The pleasure of inner work: e.g., using reading to learn about oneself, to imagine oneself in different situations and consider options. However, this study of the young people’s perceptions, indicates that only their intellectual pleasure was directly fostered in school. Wilhelm (2016) urges educators to recognize the central role of pleasure and its linked...
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Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...write the language to communicate in everyday situations. You will acquire a knowledge of the basic structures of French along with key vocabulary to meet and greet people and to talk about yourself and others. This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXF001 Beginners French 1: eh oui! After...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...write these down in your ‘Tips’ notepad which has been created for this course. Anything you write on this notepad is personal to you – no one else can see it. Download the notepad now and save it somewhere so you can access it and add to it throughout the course. ‘Tips’ notepad In case you would rather record your notes that way, text boxes have been added to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations
History & The Arts

Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations

...writings, which are discussed in detail...This free course, Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations, considers some of the different ways of reading Great Expectations, based on the type of genre the book belongs to. This is one of the most familiar and fundamental ways of approaching literary texts. The novel broadens the scope of study of a realist novel, in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
George at Asda – What makes clothing ownership and use sustainable?
Money & Business

George at Asda – What makes clothing ownership and use sustainable?

...something new by adding your own creative personality. You can up-cycle clothing that you no longer use into fun new items to wear or totally remake into products for the home, office or school. This can bring both a new look and a second life to your unwanted clothing If you would like to find out more visit www.loveyourclothes.org.uk and www.george.com/sourcedbygeorge...
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Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...writing in English Children’s literature is a vast and growing area of academic study. Interdisciplinary in nature, the field draws on theories, methods and applications from language, literature and childhood studies. While an academic domain in its own right, the study of children’s literature generally has a personal connection for individuals, hooking into our own...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...write the same software thousands of times. Software is written once and then runs thousands of times. This new means of value generation requires a completely new approach to ways of working. This applies whether you are in a service/product design, process improvement, operations or software engineering role and whether you are a senior leader or a junior leader. Agile...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs