2,868 search results
Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...OU as a lecturer in Systems in 1972. Amongst many significant achievements in the 1980s he was a key member of the team that introduced the use of personal computers into the University's teaching and learning system. In the 1990s, John was lead academic creating the University's first major online course (You, your computer and the Net) which marked the beginning of the...
View audio Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Audio 15 mins
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...students with a better understanding of inclusion and leadership in schools, in particular: leading in an inclusive way (inclusive leadership) and playing a leading role in inclusive contexts (leadership for inclusion). The material will build upon the skills and experiences students already have, so that through their own expectations and understandings of practice they...
View course Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...ou' sounds and build on this so you become familiar with some basic rules of French pronunciation. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course LGXF001 Beginners French 1: eh oui!...Week 1: Say hello: ‘Bonjour!’: 1 Say hello: ‘Bonjour!’ - It’s so important to make a good first impression, so to start with you’ll learn how to...
View course Getting started with French 1
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...OU website entitled ‘Our Voices’ to accompany and complement this course. You will find occasional references to this website as you go along, and in the final Session you are offered links to specific areas on the website that may be helpful as you start planning your project. The course covers why it is important to include children and young people in research...
View course Understanding research with children and young people
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned
Society, Politics & Law

Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned

...OU Economics hosted a seminar with Dr Ayobami Ilori, Lecturer and Staff Tutor at The Open University and Dr Moustafa Chatzouz, a macroeconomist, who leads the data science and fiscal policy modelling branch at HM Treasury. Trailer Watch the trailer below for the seminar, Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned. Transcript Learning...
View video Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned
Video 5 mins
How OpenLearn uses third-party content
Get Started

How OpenLearn uses third-party content

...OU. Sometimes the material has been commissioned directly by our team; in these cases: The contributor will have been selected by an academic from the OU; A payment will have been offered to compensate the writer for their time; In most cases, the copyright in the content will be assigned to the OU; In most cases, the material will be published and made available under a...
View article How OpenLearn uses third-party content
Article 5 mins
Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator
Languages

Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator

...students to recite the days of the week and the months of the year in reverse order while listening to themselves through headphones. First they heard themselves with no delay. They then repeated the exercise with delayed feedback of 150, 200 and 250 milliseconds. Even a slight delay subverts speech, forcing listeners to slow down, stutter, slur and even come to a halt....
View article Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator
Article 10 mins
Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...OU researchers from the Justice, Borders, Rights Research Stream on Citizenship and Governance explored from various disciplinary and artistic perspectives, issues of migration, citizenship and belonging at Tate Modern. Agnes Czajka, Senior Lecturer in POLIS at the OU and artist Eva Sajovic explored how climate change affects communities in Cuba, and how participatory art...
View article Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
Article 15 mins