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EdTech Evidence: What works and why
Education & Development

EdTech Evidence: What works and why

...skills should be prioritised. Despite their differing priorities, both perspectives recognise that a balanced education system incorporating both what is easy to measure as well as life outcomes is key to fostering well-rounded, capable individuals. To preserve the richness of learning educators need to critically engage with several existing frameworks to address their...
Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance
Education & Development

Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance

...skills of all children in an engaging manner. More recent government reports have raised children’s mental health needs both in Future in mind: Promoting, protecting and improving our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing (Department of Health, 2015) and the 2018 Government Green Paper on mental health: Failing a generation. Equally, the 2020 primary...
AI Hub
Digital & Computing

AI Hub

Welcome to the AI Hub from Microsoft and The Open University. Explore free, accessible courses designed to build your confidence and skills in artificial intelligence. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your knowledge, the AI Hub supports your learning journey with expert-led, trusted, easy to-use resources.
Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
History & The Arts

Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?

...Study in Scarlet (1887) and The Sign of the Four (1890) initially received limited attention and unenthusiastic reviews, in part owing to their aloof and overly specialised hero. In these novels, Holmes euthanises an elderly terrier to test a hypothesis; elsewhere, Watson describes him as “a calculating machine” with something “positively inhuman” about him. And...
The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Society, Politics & Law

The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection

...skills and confidence to pursue other learning opportunities with the OU. I hope that this will lead to further collaborations of this kind. Well done to all involved in this exciting project.” Jim Gray, Secretary, RMT Scottish Regional Council: [Jim Gray]“The RMT Scottish Regional Council were in full support of this initiative organised by the RMT Learning Organiser...
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...studies to connect the theory with the reality of people's lives...How do 'welfare to work' programmes such as the New Deal take into account and shape people's personal lives? This free course, Remaking the relations of work and welfare, looks at how participation in, and drop-out from, 'workfare' programmes are interpreted within different theoretical perspectives, and...
A freelance career in the creative arts Badge icon
History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After completing this course, you should be able to: describe the highs and lows of self-employment, from winning that first contract to filing a tax return reflect on the skills and strengths a freelancer needs, and identify where to find additional support when required...
Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...study in Science...Science and society: A career and professional development course: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of the roles and responsibilities of the modern scientist demonstrate an insight as a scientist into the social and ethical aspects of scientific research understand the rationale and role of...