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60 second adventures: Behind the scenes
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures: Behind the scenes

...OU academic content is transformed into informative and entertaining short animations...Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. Narrated by David Mitchell, the 60 Second Adventures animation series began in 2011 with ’60 Second Adventures in Thought’ exploring paradoxes and thought experiments such as The Grandfather paradox and Schrodinger’s Cat....
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Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes
Society, Politics & Law

Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes

...OU) to develop an interactive, e-learning module designed to explore some of the inequalities inherent in access to citizenship and freedom of movement. Focusing on the UK, the module, which will be freely available on the OU’s OpenLean platform, will explore some of the contradictions and fundamental inequalities of citizenship and asylum regimes. In the interview...
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Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland
Education & Development

Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland

The hub has been funded by The Department for the Economy to assist new students to prepare for and settle into their studies at universities, university colleges and further education colleges across Northern Ireland. The hub has a range of OpenLearn online materials to help with digital learning, study skills, wellbeing and subject-specific materials.
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Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...students, this is a topic rich in documents to analyse, but also one that really emphasises that to study history is more than just to study facts, figures and events. It is a topic that focuses on historical interpretations developed at a particular time, on how they reflect particular political concerns, and on how there is not just one version of history that is ‘the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...students’ sense of belonging. Recent years have seen greater efforts by campaigners, educators and the media to broaden the representation of those features in Remembrance activities. In particular, there has been far greater interest in the role played by soldiers from British Commonwealth countries. Teaching about these perspectives is important for engaging the sense...
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Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...OU 219 Course Team...Who, where and when: getting to know Classical terms This first introductory article provides a brief overview to help people who may not be familiar with studying the Classical world feel more ‘at home’ with references to dates, names, places and terms. If you’re familiar with these aspects, use the menu below to take a look at the intermediate...
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Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...become a resilient practitioner in social work? This free course, Supporting and developing resilience in social work, will guide you through some important concepts. An understanding of ‘emotional resilience’ and ‘professional leadership’ will help to guide you through taking a positive approach to problems that arise in social work practice. You will also be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
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