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Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...study enabling the development of intercultural communication skills. Learners can mix and match the short courses and study more than one course at a time. Once this course is complete you will be directed to OpenLearn's hub for language content where you will be able to build on your newly found language skills. Now that you’re fully prepared, it’s time to start on...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Design forensic psychology: parenting education and support
Science, Maths & Technology

Design forensic psychology: parenting education and support

...studies, addressing evidence gaps, outcomes, theories of change, and implications for future research and policy. The work to date calls for more targeted, co-designed services to support mothers in the criminal justice system and improve outcomes for their children. The studies This research is mixed methods and includes the following studies: Study 1 Scoping Review...
Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...study between the OU, the University of Exeter and Arvon and a rare opportunity for deep, sustained CPD in the teaching of writing. The project, which involves teacher residentials at Lumb Bank (Ted Hughes’ old home) and CPD days, focuses both on writing standards and children’s motivation and engagement as creative and effective writers. Whilst the recruitment...
AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture
Science, Maths & Technology

AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture

...skill. It refers to cultivating seeds, tending livestock, using pesticides, irrigation and harvesting plants, etc. Rather than dispersed ideas, it is a holistic integration of all these applications. Plants and animals both serve the purpose of food and material production. Food is the prime component of all human necessities. As per the Food and Agriculture Organization,...
Enhancing learning and assessment with Artificial intelligence
Education & Development

Enhancing learning and assessment with Artificial intelligence

...ChatGPT into eLearning assessment processes to offer a dynamic and efficient way to evaluate student comprehension, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. By integrating ChatGPT, educators can create interactive assessments that simulate real-life scenarios, fostering deeper learning experiences. [Enhancing Learning and Assessment with AI] Download video transcript...
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand what is meant by assistive technology recognise different forms of assistive technology understand some students’ experiences of using assistive technology...Assistive technologies and online learning: 1 What is assistive technology? - In this course, the term ‘assistive technology’ is used to refer to any...
What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...studying for my first degree, in biology, at the University of York. After I graduated, I moved on to a PhD studying carbon cycling in soil environments, specifically studying microbes that consume methanol. The post-PhD move to AstrobiologyOU at the Open University might seem a bit odd but the methods I am using to study microbes in extreme environments are the methods I...
Introducing language and creativity
Languages

Introducing language and creativity

...what does it have to do with language? This animation looks at how people use language in creative ways, at the roles linguistic creativity plays in society, and at how people go about studying it. Inspired? For more about English language studies at the Open University visit our prospectus site: BA (Honours) English Language and Literature BA (Honours) Language Studies...