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Could you be a code breaker?
Science, Maths & Technology

Could you be a code breaker?

...skills and try to crack our secret messages using clues...Find out more about The Open University's Mathematics courses and qualifications Code Break is an interactive Web app consisting of three ciphers: Pigpen, Caesar and simple substitution (solved by frequency analysis). Earn stars for each challenge, and learn about code-breaking through the ages by playing our...
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Activity 15 mins
Motive: Upper Intermediate German
Languages

Motive: Upper Intermediate German

...skills and cultural knowledge. By working with authentic material from German-speaking countries, you will learn how to communicate in a wide range of situations: expressing opinions; reporting other people’s comments; explaining processes and trends; electronic communications; structured notes and texts. Cultural themes explored include changing demographic and social...
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Video 10 mins
Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy
Education & Development

Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy

...study goals. EdD student Kate Lister explains why she chose this area of research and how she has set up her study...[A woman relaxing with a book and her dog in the sun] Pet therapy as a de-stressing solution There are many interventions in place to support students experiencing mental health issues, and there is an increasing number of interventions designed to promote...
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Article 5 mins
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand a range of approaches to inclusive leadership of professional development engage with inclusive strategies for leading professional development for educators at different stages in their career identify ways in which inclusive professional development can foster individual agency consider how inclusive leadership for...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...studies...Designed products surround us all and range from bus tickets to buildings. This free course, People-centred designing, focuses firmly on usability and the increasingly important phenomenon of people-centred design. It aims to inform consumers of design (i.e., all of us) about this crucial characteristic of design. In addition to stimulating interest in areas of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing Geography Matters
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Geography Matters

...studies and development – though we hope that students who aren't studying those topics will also find them interesting. Geography Matters will launch on 21 March. Among other items, there'll be a short post on Europe's borders, a video about a seedbank in north Norway and its links to wartorn Syria, and an audio exploring how the BBC's TV and radio broadcasts have...
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Article 5 mins
60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: Exoplanets

How have scientists studied distant stars to learn more about exoplanets, the invisible planets that orbit them?...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Andrew Notron on what can be learnt from observing exoplanets The SuperWASP project Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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Video 5 mins
Can we design places to combat loneliness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we design places to combat loneliness?

...studies (over 7000!). They identified 57 studies which had directly looked at the relationship between the built environment and loneliness. The small number of studies internationally demonstrates that this is an area which needs more research. The studies included a focus on neighbourhood design, housing conditions, public spaces, transport infrastructure and natural...
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Article 5 mins