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Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...educational structures, resources, technologies and differing ideas about what it means to be literate. There is a complex interaction between the agency of learners and the structures that shape their educational settings and experiences. In this course, we use the term ‘agency’ to mean all people’s inherent capacity to engage, interpret and make choices within...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 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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Video 10 mins
My career goal: Marketing
Money & Business

My career goal: Marketing

...resources will help you to plan your own career strategy...The role of social media in marketing Seth Goldstein, co-founder and CEO of SocialMedia.com, discusses the changing role of social media and its impact in developing a marketing strategy: Transcript What does a buyer actually do? As part of this documentary series for British Vogue, you will hear about the role of...
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Article 20 mins
National Storytelling Week
History & The Arts

National Storytelling Week

...resources for National Storytelling Week...Find out more about The Open University's Creative Writing qualifications. Once upon a time, there was a week dedicated to storytelling, it was called National Storytelling Week ... During this week, your quest is to delve through the wealth of content provided here on OpenLearn on all things to do with stories. Got an idea for a...
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Article 5 mins
Narratives of COVID
Health, Sports & Psychology

Narratives of COVID

...Open University, we reached out to students, staff and alumni to hear about their experiences. ...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Social Care qualification. These have been collated into a book – Narratives of COVID: loss, dying, death and grief during COVID-19 with over 30 authors from the OU contributing. The book includes essays, poems, and...
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Video 5 mins
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
Five ways to mark Menstrual Health Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways to mark Menstrual Health Day

...Open University's Law courses and qualifications. The piece is part of the ‘Free to Bleed: Data Driven Advocacy and Art for Menstrual Justice’ project, an Open University and Vagina Museum collaboration funded by the Open Societal Challenges initiative. The article also relates to Open University law modules including W340: Law, Society, and Culture, and W350:...
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Article 5 mins
Ouverture: Intermediate French
Languages

Ouverture: Intermediate French

...education classes, time spent in French-speaking countries, regular contact with French-speaking people or other sources. The course materials are carefully designed to develop the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. They also contain activities focusing on practicing language structures, grammatical explanations and learning strategies. This...
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Video 12 mins