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Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Open University, speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about what systems means to him...Transcript About Rupesh Rupesh is Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in Engineering and Innovation at The Open University. He has supported learning about systems thinking at the OU for over 15 years; initially as a research fellow on the PersSyst Project (working alongside Rose Armson in...
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An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...educational leadership. This Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school governors in Wales...Welcome This course provides a brief introduction to the field of educational leadership. You can also access the other courses in this collection: Inclusive education: knowing what we mean and Teamwork: an introduction for school governors.......
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Dying Matters Awareness Week
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying Matters Awareness Week

...more on our research page. During this year's Dying Matters Awareness Week (8th-14th May 2022), we have curated a collection of free learning content from OpenLearn to open up the subject that many people still find difficult to talk about. This year, we're continuing our reources on being #InAGoodPlace when you die. Take a look at the FREE resources below... Transcript...
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Improve your everyday maths for free
Science, Maths & Technology

Improve your everyday maths for free

...Open University has teamed up with charity National Numeracy to enable everyone to boost their confidence with numbers using the National Numeracy Challenge...[National Numeracy Challenge logo] National Numeracy is an independent charity working to improve numeracy across the UK. The National Numeracy Challenge is a free website to help you check and improve the maths you...
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Sustainability
Education & Development

Sustainability

...Open and Cross-curricular Innovation team. The reason why I really like YXM130 is the flexibility, allowing you to study what interests you from a wide range of subject areas. I have always been a keen environmentalist and been fortunate to support and work alongside the OU academics who author the Environment curriculum. In the current climate emergency, I have selected...
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Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...Open University offers a number of modules and qualifications in postgraduate education studies...Learning to teach: An introduction to classroom research: Learning outcomes - After studying this unit, you should be able to: understand what makes something ‘research’ rather than reflective practice know how to approach the design of a piece of research understand two...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...resources-education/ 700childrens/ 2018/ 10/ container-baby-syndrome (Accessed: 12 April 2023). Hall, E., Linnea Howe, S., Roberts, S., Foster Shaffer, L. and Williams, E. (2014) ‘What can we learn through careful observation of infants and toddlers in nature?’ Children, Youth & Environments, 24(2), pp. 192–214. Harrison, Y. (2004) ‘The relationship between...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Introducing global development issues
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development issues

...Open University modules DD870 Understanding global development and DD871 Key challenges in global development. These OpenLearn courses are a set of two, introducing you to ideas of global development and the interconnectedness of the world when it comes to understanding the most pressing social, economic, political, and environmental issues of our times. You will learn...
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