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Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...resources are a great place to start: The Open University’s Changemakers: A Guide to Making Political and Social Change – a handy PDF guide to making change, focused on the UK Parliament. The Open University Wales Active Citizenship Hub, a collection of free resources to help promote active citizenship in Wales. UK Parliament Week: sign up and join in, plus discover...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don’t miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Guide to studying through medium of Welsh at university
Education & Development

Guide to studying through medium of Welsh at university

...resources and services available through the medium of Welsh...[Illustration of three students hugging and smiling] From finding student activities and support at your chosen university, through to developing your language skills further, this guide has it covered. myf.cymru is a Welsh language mental health and wellbeing project and website for students. The resources...
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Article 5 mins
What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?

...resources - articles, videos, audios, and courses - that explore systems thinking in practice (STiP). The hub has drawn on content already on OpenLearn, but also includes new content created specifically for the hub. This hub is a work-in-progress with new learning resources added regularly. Many of the courses are derived from modules, some no longer taught, but still...
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Article 10 mins
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...Education (ITE) course. Finally, it might be thought of as a type of dialogue or prose, a particular type of conversation or a writing style that captures your personal views and relates them to evidence you have collected from elsewhere. Before considering the nature of reflection and the theoretical ideas that underpin it, it is worth considering why reflective practice...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...Open University course L185 English for academic purposes online...How to be a critical reader: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: consider the importance of examining attitudes to texts understand the organisation of argument texts distinguish between facts and opinions in texts examine hedging as a technique used by writers to express...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 3: Creating value: Introduction - ‘A business is a value delivery system.’ (Lanning and Michaels, 1988) What is meant by a value delivery system and why is this important in starting a new enterprise? It is only by creating something that people are willing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...education and development. Sponsor employee resource groups and mentoring programs: offer less structural approaches to professional development through resource groups, networks, mentoring programs etc. Offer quality role models: a varied array of leaders indicates that an organisation is committed to diversity and offers role models to identify with. Make the position...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs