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Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south

...OU Economics seminar on climate change: Transcript. Learning outcomes After exploring the seminar material, you will be able to discuss challenges of mobilising finance for a sustainable transition. You will learn about the dangers of a vicious circle between climate vulnerabilities, cost of capital and rising fiscal vulnerabilities. Climate change, sovereign risk and the...
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Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...students and those who are already qualified and who want to develop their understanding and skills in professional writing. The activities within the course are based on extensive research and will help you explore what matters in professional writing...This free course, Effective writing in professional social work practice, will introduce you to the importance of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
My digital life
Digital & Computing

My digital life

Everything is becoming digital - what does this mean for your life?...[Business person working on keyboard against a technology background] As part of Make it Digital Season we have curated some content around the digital world and how it affects our daily lives:
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Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...OU in Wales about student voice, about including student voice in what we do. And our students are remote and out there. So is there stuff from that we can learn from about what you’ve been doing with students, that we could apply a bit more into staff as well? ALAYLA CASTLE-HERBERT Good question. LOUISE CASELLA Because you’ve been looking at kind of digitally...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Education & Development

Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent

...students and have carried out research with colleagues to better understand their experiences. While neurodivergent people are all slightly different, this quote really resonated with what students often tell me: ‘I’m finding feedback really difficult because it just feels like I’m getting things wrong. And I take that to heart, and I know that’s not what they...
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Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...become aware of the rich variety of music in society and the many ways in which it is practiced, and then to help them become fluent and knowledgeable in some of these practices themselves. This means challenging young people’s conceptions of what music is and what it means to be musical but also challenging our own conceptions as music teachers. When writing this...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The health impacts of FGM
Health, Sports & Psychology

The health impacts of FGM

...become trapped, causing: Severe pain Repeated infections Pelvic inflammatory disease Infertility These complications can significantly impact mental health. Girls may miss school and eventually drop out of education (NSPCC, 2021). Pregnancy and childbirth In the reproductive years, women with Type 2 and Type 3 FGM and their babies face heightened risks during pregnancy...
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Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion
History & The Arts

Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion

...to cover their hair, and even their faces, with the hijab? Attitudes towards the hijab as a fashion item Has the hijab become an expression not just of tradition and identity, but of fashion? Commercialisation of the hijab Is Muslim dress becoming its own form of commercial fashion? How does the Muslim modest fashion industry differ from the mainstream fashion industry?...
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