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How can languages further your career?
Languages

How can languages further your career?

...skills. A 2021 report from Aston Business School (comprising a survey of 415 UK Small Medium Enterprises) statistically shows that language capabilities add 30% in value to exporting success. Inspired? Try a FREE language course The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures For many more short courses that will help you get started with learning languages, check out the Open...
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Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos
Science, Maths & Technology

Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos

...And here's cameraperson Alex Vail talking about capturing that behaviour: And y'know, they call them killer whales Orcas use their skills to harvest herring: Turning on the terns Fish-eating birds isn't news. But the giant trevallies making a lunch from terns? That's more unexpected: Eye on the walrus How do you capture footage of walrus going about their daily business?...
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Online training support for businesses
Money & Business

Online training support for businesses

...learning on entrepreneurial leadership across three core themes: Leadership and management; Entrepreneurship development; and Digital skills. The hub contains advice from The Open University on how to make the best use of online learning and provides content that is relevant and practical for businesses users. For any queries please contact ireland-business@open.ac.uk....
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Using digital tools in teaching
Education & Development

Using digital tools in teaching

...white spots in the brain area. Digital champions in blue]The Digital Champions are a group of colleagues from the School of Early Childhood, Youth and Sport who are passionate about innovative, digital solutions. The group promotes all forms of digital pedagogy, supporting people to engage and facilitate its use in teaching, learning, researching and skill development....
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Think like an entrepreneur
Money & Business

Think like an entrepreneur

...unique, the different paths they take, and the skills that drive success. Whether you dream of launching a start-up, innovating within an organisation, or simply want to understand the mindset behind entrepreneurial thinking, this is your chance to dive in. Are you ready to discover what it takes? Start interactive [Laptop with entrepreneurship interactive on screen] ....
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Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...skill in Classical Studies. The results of source analysis can then be organised into a discussion and argument to communicate your knowledge and understanding. This course doesn't actually give you the opportunity to do the communicating, but the case study within the text that you have just read did provide an example of an argument about the significance of the curia...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?

...study in psychology. Published studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of intergroup contact in reducing not only racial prejudice, but also prejudice in other areas such as religion, sexuality, disability, gender, etc. While Allport’s focus was exclusively on interpersonal contact, further study extended this idea of contact to include extended contact,...
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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