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Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...learning journey through a range of free online resources from The Open University's award winning OpenLearn website. It will help you: tailor some informal study to your own interests and goals gain an insight into higher education study prepare for accredited learning. Why Choose Pathways to Success? There are many reasons for enrolling on a higher education course....
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History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...learning that were offered and the experiences of prisoners over the first 100 years of education in prisons...Schemes to improve the literacy and numeracy of prisoners, and often to teach them more besides, emerged at the turn of the nineteenth century, coinciding with the birth of the modern prison. This free course will tell you about the history of prison education in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
How home educators access exams
Education & Development

How home educators access exams

...learning needs, exams are not always an option for home educators. This article does not debate whether home educates should or should not take exams; instead, it discusses how home educates access exams and the consequences of this process. Approaches and methods of home education vary immensely, from unschooling to semi-structured learning to "schooling" from home. One...
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The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...learn in academia that have transferred to business? From research in the physical sciences, I learned how to structure my thinking, how to ask good questions and to look for the big picture among details and leads, how to be a critical thinker and how to write well. I also learned how to collaborate with people from different backgrounds and with different expertise, and...
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The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...Learn – a commitment to act’. The Advisory Group was led by the Dr Don Berwick, a renowned doctor and campaigner for improved safety and quality from the USA. The report first sets out a stark reality. “Patient safety problems exist throughout the NHS, as with every other health care system throughout the world” (p4). The report is equally emphatic that the...
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Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...learning for all, within classrooms with a diverse student and staff population. It will encourage you to embrace your own capacity to lead at any level of an organisation. You will explore the tensions around collective responses and individualised challenges, consider these alongside the need to embrace risk and recognise the opportunities that arise from everyday...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...learning, development and wellbeing has been a fundamental strand of research as part of Operation Soteria. Police officers and staff involved in the investigation of rape and sexual violence were interviewed in five forces in England and Wales during 2021–2022. Officers investigating rape cases reported being exposed to trauma and reported high levels of burnout given...
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The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun
Education & Development

The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun

...Learning is a European platform (https://tesla-project.eu) which combines biometrics and textual analysis instruments for authenticating student identity and verifying authenticity of their work. The biometric instruments are: Facial Recognition (FR): compares the face and facial expressions using images and videos. Voice Recognition (VR): compares voice structures with...
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