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Health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Health and wellbeing

...Open University's Open degree qualification. I am the Senior Manager for Recognition of Prior Learning and my favourite characteristic about YXM130 is that it allows you to draw on short courses that you have already completed and use them towards the module. I also love the fact that you can study subjects that interest you whilst also developing skills for further...
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Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health

...Open University's School of Health and Social Welfare explains why the case studies were selected, and how they fit in with the aims of the course. He also describes how he became involved in the field of mental health education. This material forms part of The Open University course K225 Diverse perspectives on mental health... Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health A...
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Society, Politics & Law

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...Open University Research website: Interrogating identity and citizenship through art Here on OpenLearn, discover how people came together to consider how we make sense of questions of citizenship at a time when those questions are so contentious: Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change? Another recent research project that used creative methods to...
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Developing reading for pleasure in the classroom with student and early career teachers
Education & Development

Developing reading for pleasure in the classroom with student and early career teachers

...resources which offers suggestions for supporting early career teachers’ knowledge of children’s texts, reader identities and understanding of reading for pleasure pedagogy. [Developing Reading For Pleasure] Transcript Session Outcomes Session participants suggested that we need to: 1. Open up the discussion about what counts as reading for pleasure with early career...
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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
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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
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...open to you? What resources do you have? Who can help you? Threats: what might cause you difficulties? What responsibilities do you have? What might restrict you? This technique can help you to focus on the main issues you need to consider and to aim for a specific goal that is achievable. Once you’ve used it to identify what is feasible, you can start to prioritise and...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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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