Short open online courses and resources produced by The Open University in Scotland.
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Everyday computer skills: a beginner’s guide to computers, tablets, mobile phones and accessibility
This updated course is intended to provide a basic introduction to digital skills for complete beginners, in an accessible way.
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16 hrs
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Carer Aware at University
This course is for university staff. It is intended to improve their awareness of student carers and their role in supporting them.
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2 hrs
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Corporate Parenting in Higher Education
This course is an opportunity for staff at all levels in higher education to understand what corporate parenting is and how it is relevant to their role so they can better support care experienced students.
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1 hr
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Become an Open Learning Champion
This is a short course focussed on tips and strategies to enable and empower you to support your learners engage with OpenLearn and OpenLearn Create resources in a way that works best for their learning styles, prior learning experience and access to IT
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3 hrs
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Caring Counts: a self-reflection and planning course for carers
This course was developed with and for carers. It will help you gain a clearer understanding of who you are, identify your personal qualities and recognise the range of skills and abilities you’ve developed from your personal experiences and whilst caring. It will also help you to look forward, to think about what you’d like to do now or in the future and to make plans that will help you get where you hope to be.
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10 hrs
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Caring counts in the workplace
Caring Counts in the Workplace (a reflection and planning course for managers and policy makers) is a new version of the original course Caring Counts: a self-reflection and planning course for carers. It has been adapted by The Open University in Scotland for managers and policy makers and is aimed at supporting carers in the workforce. We have developed this in collaboration with the Equal Partners in Care project (Scottish Social Services Council and NHS Education for Scotland) and with Carers Scotland.
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5 hrs
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Reflecting on Transitions
Reflecting on Transitions is a course developed in Scotland, by The Open University in collaboration with Bridges Programmes, to help with the process of reflection for learners from diverse backgrounds in a range of contexts. It is also for front-line staff and those supporting new migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Bridges Programmes is a specialist agency promoting the social and economic integration of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.
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5 hrs
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Everyday computer skills: a beginner’s guide to computers, tablets, mobile phones and accessibility
This course is not accepting new enrolments as an updated version is now available. Learners already enrolled should continue with this course. The course is intended to provide a basic introduction to digital skills for complete beginners, in an accessible way.
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16 hrs
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Criminal Justice in Scotland
This unit has been created to support and stimulate further debate arising from a seminar on criminal justice in Scotland being hosted by The Open University in Scotland on February 10, 2011. This unit will consider the current state of criminal justice in Scotland and its likely directions following the UK General Election of 2010 and more significantly the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2011. Following the publication in late 2010 of Criminal Justice in Scotland edited by Croall, Mooney and Munro (Willan/Routledge), this unit aims develop thinking around the key themes in the book, namely the relationships between crime, inequalities, criminal and social justice and the distinctiveness or otherwise of Scottish criminal justice. It aims to provide an opportunity for informed debate and discussion about what are the strengths of criminal justice in Scotland ? What are the main problems with it – and what changes are desirable – and achievable?
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2 hrs
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Critical reflections on Linwood's 'new era'
This learning resource has been created to support and stimulate further discussion arising from a seminar held at Reid Kerr College, Paisley on 9th March 2011 entitled "Rootes to Peugeot Talbot: critical reflections on Linwood's 'new era'." This seminar was led by Dr Alison Gilmour, Associate Lecturer at The Open University in Scotland. The event was jointly supported by Reid Kerr College and The Open University in Scotland.
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1 hr
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Scots language and culture – part 1
This course teaches aspects of Scots, one of the three indigenous languages spoken in Scotland alongside English and Scottish Gaelic. This is not a conventional language course – it teaches the Scots language through the culture where it is spoken, underlining the role of Scots in Scottish society past and present. The course is written for a broad audience ranging from Scots speakers, people who want to find out about Scots as well as teachers and other educators.
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20 hrs
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Scots language and culture – part 2
This course teaches aspects of Scots, one of the three indigenous languages spoken in Scotland alongside English and Scottish Gaelic. This is not a conventional language course – it teaches the Scots language through the culture where it is spoken, underlining the role of Scots in Scottish society past and present. The course is written for a broad audience ranging from Scots speakers, people who want to find out about Scots as well as teachers and other educators.
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20 hrs