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What failing in the learning journey feels like
Education & Development

What failing in the learning journey feels like

...Open University's Education courses and qualifications. Failing an assignment at whatever point in your learning journey is not simply an academic event – it can feel deeply personal, almost existential. Students often describe an overwhelming mix of shock, disbelief, grief, and shame. These mix of emotions can raise questions regarding self and study. How the feedback...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too
Society, Politics & Law

Social mobility isn’t just about 18-year-olds: adults need life chances too

...education by 2020. David Cameron has signalled an all-out attack on poverty and has thrown down the gauntlet to universities to deliver on social justice. He will be aware that many universities already have a proud history of widening participation to students from groups traditionally under-represented in higher education. Disadvantaged youngsters were 70% more likely...
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...
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...