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Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...students using the internet for learning. In this short course, you will review the idea of openness in networked practice and the links from this into wider areas and broader behaviour. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course H818 The networked practitioner...Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?: Learning outcomes - After...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview
Society, Politics & Law

Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview

...OU's Ray Corrigan offers his views on the recent interview between Eric King and NSA whistleblower Bill Binney - and what it means from a UK perspective...Eric King, Director of Don't Spy on Us and Deputy Director of Privacy International, recently interviewed former Technical Director at the NSA, Bill Binney, following the latter's testimony before the Joint Committee on...
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Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...becoming a headteacher in a little school in a perfect village when he grew up, but he was only able to get a place at the technical school learning woodwork and bricklaying. The careers tutor almost laughed when he told him of his dreams to teach. But Drummond was ambitious. He earned a place at college, became president of its student union. He found a teaching job,...
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Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification
Education & Development

Make your learning count towards an Open University qualification

...OU level 1 course, Making your learning count will build on the learning that you may have already gained via OpenLearn, or other open educational resources (OER). The module Making your learning count can be counted towards one of our Open qualifications, and is therefore an ideal way for you to start building a qualification that's unique to you. Options include: BA/BSc...
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Article 5 mins
Developing leadership in the voluntary sector
Education & Development

Developing leadership in the voluntary sector

...OU’s Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL) offers a fresh take on leadership in the voluntary sector, exploring everyday practices, and the actions and interactions that get things done...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses To stay informed about the work of the CVSL, please sign up to our quarterly newsletter. Click on this link to...
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Misha Hebel On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Misha Hebel On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...OU with a BA(hons) in Design and Systems Thinking. This degree proved excellent training for a PhD at City, University of London using Systems Methodologies to explore value systems in performance measurement. Consequently I’ve been a user, researcher and teacher of systems thinking for many decades. I am fascinated by synergy and emergent properties and enjoy the...
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Free Activity Cards
Education & Development

Free Activity Cards

...Storytelling card (146 KB) Who am I? Understanding Children Learn with the Open University [PDF File] Download Who Am I? card (105KB) [PDF File] Download Understanding Children card (107KB) [PDF File] Download Learn With The OU (30KB) If you don't have Acrobat Reader you can download it by following this link: [get Acrobat Reader] download the free plug-in Acrobat Reader...
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Three Tort law cases you should know
Society, Politics & Law

Three Tort law cases you should know

...OU's Law qualifications. Monroe v Hopkins: The Tort of Defamation Can comments written on a social media site land an individual in trouble with the law? Discover how a series of tweets put Katie Hopkins in hot legal water... Transcript Thompson-Schwab and Another v Costaki and Another: The Tort of Private Nuisance If the enjoyment of your home is affected by a...
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