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Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...educational materials, technologies and resources offered freely and openly for anyone to use and under some licences to remix, improve and redistribute. OpenLearn is an example of a collection of OERs. The term ‘open content’ was first used by David Wiley, an academic now working at Utah State University and a key figure in OERs (read his open content blog Iterating...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...education explores how peace might be built in everyday classroom practice. It can be used as individual study or as a basis for CPD with a larger group. It introduces layers of peace education for children and young people, including inner-peace and wellbeing; interpersonal peace through positive relationships and constructive approaches to conflict; and critical...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How international is management education?
Money & Business

How international is management education?

...education currently is...This article explores how part-time students in an online international management course perceived various features of the course-learning design and whether international perspectives were built into their learning experiences. The focus of the study was on cross-cultural differences across groups of learners in the United Kingdom, in other...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...technology...Session 4: Education outside the prison school: 5 Borrowing books - As suggested by the report on Lancaster County Gaol, the existence of a library in a prison did not mean that all prisoners were able to borrow books, or the books they wanted, from it. At many local prisons, access to the library was limited to prisoners who could read. At Northampton County...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...education study prepare for accredited learning. Why Choose Pathways to Success? There are many reasons for enrolling on a higher education course. Perhaps you feel you haven't fulfilled your educational potential; maybe you need to develop your skills to improve your career prospects; or you might just want to learn more about a subject of interest. However if you’re...
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Activity 1 hr
Study Skills for Higher Education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Study Skills for Higher Education

...Education OpenLearn suggestions for YASS students...You are not restricted to these suggestions and should select OpenLearn courses to suit your interests and learning goals. To find out what other courses are available visit Free short courses from the Open University | OpenLearn - Open University [A thick black arrow points to the left to show that you can click here to...
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Article 10 mins
Careers education and guidance (Chinese)
Education & Development

Careers education and guidance (Chinese)

...education and guidance which is also available in English...本免费课程是“职业生涯教育与指导”课程的中文翻译版本，英文原版也在本网站中提供。 This free course is the Chinese version of Careers education and guidance which is also available in English....Careers education and guidance (Chinese): Introduction - 成功的过渡 - 无论...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...technology within physical education classes increased physical activity, motivation and goal-setting performance (Barbee and Bennett, 2016). Activity 6 looks at a more personal account of the use of fitness trackers in a family. Activity 6 A family account of fitness trackers Timing: Allow 25 minutes Read the short article Electronic activity trackers encourage family...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs