History & The Arts
Writing across cultures
Xiaolu Guo explains how she approached her novel, A Concise Chinese–English Dictionary for Lovers - making creativity work across the English and Chinese languages...[Xiaolu Guo] Transcript
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Money & Business
Introducing the voluntary sector
...work. It will also provide you with knowledge and skills you can apply to your own work or volunteering as well as your everyday life...If you feel that you want to learn more about the voluntary sector then this short 8-week course is for you. The course will guide you through some of the distinctive features and values of the voluntary sector, how organisations are...
Science, Maths & Technology
Building motivation and resilience in research
...work – whether in a university lab, a company, or independent study – can be unpredictable. Progress is rarely linear, and setbacks are a natural part of the journey. Challenges such as failed experiments, rejected proposals, or tight deadlines are a normal part of the journey. Resilience – the ability to adapt, recover, and grow from challenges – is a skill you...
Society, Politics & Law
Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley and Kay Lynn Stevens
Lee Curley and Kay Lynn Stevens compare how juries, trials, and jury research studies work in the UK and in the United States...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. Podcast transcript
Money & Business
Three principles of a coaching approach
...work. Effective coaching depends for its success on a handful of core skills. These are: building rapport listening summarising and reflecting These skills are employed in a disciplined way in performance coaching with the effect that the coachee should feel listened to, understood, supported, stimulated and focused. Each skill has a particular emphasis in performance...
Education & Development
Creativity, community and ICT
...working. The course would be of interest to teachers, parents and carers, and can be studied on an individual basis or as part of a school-based training session...What do you think being creative means? This free course, Creativity, community and ICT, engages with the debates surrounding the term 'creativity' and explores ways in which ICT creates new opportunities for...
Society, Politics & Law
Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
...working alongside Rose Armson in supporting systems thinking for People services at the OU) and then as an Associate Lecturer on an undergraduate and postgraduate modules in systems thinking. Rupesh received his BSc (Hons) from the University of Bath in Business Administration in 1997. He gained his PhD from the University of Bath in the Centre for Action Research in...
Science, Maths & Technology
Learn maths in Northern Ireland
...work or school? From splitting a restaurant bill to understanding your payslip, we use maths skills in lots of ways every day. Our Everyday Maths Northern Ireland courses and learning materials will help you recognise how to use numbers in your daily life. Build your knowledge of basic number work, including fractions and percentages and learn how to understand shapes,...