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Leadership & Management, Theory and Practice
To develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the dynamics involved in leading people within an organisational context for the success of a business.
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24+ hrs
Level 3 Advanced
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Grow your own loaf
This course for primary teachers looks at the importance of soil, some things to think about around planting and how easy it is to grow your own grain in school or at home.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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Mentoring Matters
This is an on-line course which is part of the University’s support to the apprentice programme.
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3 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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Girls' Access to Education (GATE) Sierra Leone
GATE seeks to support marginalized girls and children with disabilities to reach their learning potential and transition from primary to secondary education and beyond. The Open University is helping young women who have dropped out of school pass their secondary exam and become primary school teachers and role models for school girls.
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24+ hrs
Level 1 Introductory
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KGIS Scholarship Programme in Malawi
An 18 month study programme to prepare for Malawi national senior secondary exams (MSCE) in English, Maths, Physical Science and Biology, alongside a formative school experience placement as a Teaching Assistant.
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24+ hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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Learning to (Re)Use Open Educational Resources
This open course will guide participants through the discovery, use and reuse of open educational resources (OER) for teaching purposes in all sectors of education. Together we will explore approaches to selecting and using materials that have been created by others, unpack the process of adaptation and discuss sharing and networking. This course will be highly attractive to both those who want to start using OER in their teaching and those who are already users but who are looking for an opportunity to create and share their own teaching resources for teaching.
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12 hrs
Level 1 Introductory
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Getting ready to study Design and Innovation
This unit is aimed at people who are thinking about studying or enrolled to study Design and Innovation at the Open University.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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How to become an online facilitator
This course is for anybody who would like to become a facilitator on an open online course. You'll be introduced to concepts and ideas as how best to engage with learners, encourage conversation, and identify good practice for responding to learners online.
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5 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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Design and Build Digital Assessments
Systematic Approaches to Digital Assessment in Further and Higher Education. A practical course focusing on 'soft' issues not covered in most research studies or sources of guidance. Steps through the process of converting an assessment from paper to digital.
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24+ hrs
Level 1 Introductory
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Are you ready for S309?
Are you ready for S309? Self-assessment quiz for prospective students of S309 to test their level of skills prior to registering for the module.
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2 hrs
Level 3 Advanced
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Are you ready to study S111?
Introducing Open University module S111, with a simple set of self-assessment questions to find out whether potential students have the right background to study S111 successfully. Feedback will be given separately on science knowledge and understanding, maths skills, computing skills, English language skills, and time management.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
Learning to code (course files)
This page holds the files for use with the FutureLearn course Learning to code.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
Natural and Social Sciences
This project aims to support and provide practice in Natural and Social Sciences for primary school children. For now, it is composed of two sections: one for G4 (Y5) pupils and another for G6 (Y7) pupils. These blocks are designed to complement the pupils' homework.
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24+ hrs
Level 0 Beginner
Teaching University Chemistry in an International Context
A project of the European Chemistry Thematic Network.
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24+ hrs
Level 3 Advanced
Learning through reflective practice
This course is for students who are about to start on the first module of the Professional Certificate in Management: B628/BZX628 Managing and Managing People. This short course is an introduction to reflection for learning in professional settings.
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6 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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Prépa Mises au Point 2015
A short programme of activities that would help French Level 2 students practise their language skills and prepare for Level 3 study.
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3 hrs
Level 2 Intermediate
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2 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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How to use OpenLearn Create
How to create Open Educational Resources in OpenLearn Create
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2 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
Graded Online Maths
This project aims to provide practice in basic arithmetic for primary school children, while making it easy for teachers to track their progress. It is composed of the following blocks: Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Mixed operations Fractions Geometry Unit conversion These blocks are designed to complement the pupils' homework. All drills are graded according to difficulty and can be done as many times as wished. The letters in their names are self-explanatory.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
OpenLearn Learner Guide for Social Partnerships Network
This course will introduce you to the Open University’s OpenLearn platform, how you can use OpenLearn to support learning and how to identify resources of particular relevance to your students. This OpenLearn Learner Guide has been developed as part of the OU Social Partnerships Network.
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Multimedia Advocacy: Making plans with people with learning disabilities
Introducing Multimedia Advocacy support for people with learning disabilities. You are provided with a background to the approach and software to develop multimedia materials. Three case studies are presented. These look at the use of multimedia advocacy in: • Education, Health and Care Plans • Telling personal histories • Everyday classroom practice
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2 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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SCIENCE-PG Science Postgraduate Programme at the Open University
Online resources showcasing current taught postgraduate qualifications in Science at the Open University, with Open Online Events ('Open Days') to be held 2-3 times each year, where enquirers can interact with academics and team members on the Science Postgraduate Programme ~ 3 Hours per 'session'
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3 hrs
Level 3 Advanced
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French Boot Camp 2014
This space is for the French Boot Camp 2014 (Intermediate Learners)
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1 hr
Level 1 Introductory
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French Boot Camp 2015
This space is for the French Boot Camp 2015 (Intermediate Learners)
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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Devro Leadership Framework
This programme provides participants with an orientation of the integrated Leadership Framework, through a series of recorded presentations and individual exercises aimed at practising key techniques and consolidating knowledge.
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5 hrs
Level 1 Introductory
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Save the Children – Advocacy and Campaigning
This course provides a series of 15 training units to be used by charity workers.
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10 hrs
Level 1 Introductory
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CREATE – Child Rights Education in East Africa
This course explores Children’s rights for health workers to inform their practice in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
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10 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
Partner scholarship network
This site is for partner institutions wishing to share ideas related to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
Practitioner Research
This module is designed to help anyone interested in researching their own practice and who are looking for practical guidance on how to conduct a practitioner research project. You will find information and guidance on the practitioner research process from the initial stages of identifying an issue to research through to disseminating your work at conferences, reports and journal articles. Examples of practitioner research are constantly being sought so if you have or know of any practitioner research, particularly where different research methods have been used and are clearly described, please get in touch.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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London Centre for Languages and Cultures (LCLC)
LCLC is intended to encourage and promote the study of languages which are traditionally less popular choices for university applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The languages included in the programme for the new centre are Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese and Spanish, as well as a focus on applied linguistics.
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5 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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How Global are you?
How global are you? This MOOC enables participants to understand intercultural competence in the workplace. Participants will audit their intercultural skills and personal qualities, and plan how to develop them further.
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20 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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Observing the Night Sky: What next?
This short course is designed as a follow on to observing evenings, planetarium shows or astronomy events run by the South East Physics Network (SEPnet). However, it can also be used as a stand-alone course. The course is designed to take your knowledge further and enhance your experience about the night sky and explore other places where you can find out more.
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10 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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20 hrs
Level 1 Introductory
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Save the Children - Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)
This course will introduce you to the main monitoring, evaluation, accountability and Learning (MEAL) concepts and practices within Save the Children.
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24+ hrs
Level 1 Introductory
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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Open Educational Research Assets
The proposed OER will pull together existing internal and external resources under five themes to act as a collection of Master’s level training resources that focus on educational research methodology and techniques.
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24+ hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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eAssessment with Moodle
This unit describes the Open University's contribution to the Moodle Quiz module from 2006 through to 2014 and continuing.
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10 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
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The lived experience of climate change: e-learning and virtual mobility (LECHe)
These resources on climate change are for any individual or higher education institute to use, adopt or adapt to their own needs. They have been funded with support from the European Commission Lifelong Learning Erasmus programme and are at post graduate level.
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5 hrs
Level 0 Beginner
OT12: An Open Translation MOOC
OT12, a Massive Open Online Course on Open Translation tools and practices.
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24 hrs
Level 2 Intermediate
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Self Regulated Learning
This course provides an introduction to the new learning technologies that empower self-regulated learning and personal learning environments.
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3 hrs
Level 1 Introductory
Responsive Open Learning Environments
This course introduces the concepts and technologies behind Responsive Open Learning Environments (ROLE). The ROLE project provides tools and services that enable learners to build their own technology-enhanced learning environment based on their needs and preferences.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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Political Ordering
This unit discusses ways in which our lives are ordered by the state. The focus is largely on the question ‘How is society made and repaired?’ But you will also be looking at questions of differences and inequalities. You may find you need to work harder to see the significance of this second key question, but the effort will be worthwhile.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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An introduction to technology and innovation policy research
This is an interdisciplinary module that provides an introduction to technology and innovation policy and research in this field. The emphasis is on examining issues of interdisciplinary research embracing economic, sociological and managerial orientations. The approach is to build understanding of technology policy and technology innovations processes thereby providing a robust grounding, before exploring research methods employed to investigate technology and innovation policy. It is important to appreciate that this is not a research methods course as research techniques are not actively taught. Instead, a selection of research tools are introduced and applied to technology policy and innovation. Thus, it focuses on methods and skills best suited for technology policy and innovation rather than being comprehensive.
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24+ hrs
Level 3 Advanced
Representing and Misrepresenting Poverty: Is Scotland a 'Broken' Society?
Welcome to Representing and Misrepresenting Poverty: Is Scotland a 'Broken Society? This learning resource has been created to support and stimulate further discussion arising from a public lecture of the same title held at Reid Keir College in May 2011
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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Language and literacy in a changing world
This unit explores the rapidly changing field of language and literacy studies and its relevance to teaching and learning. It’ll help you gain a deeper understanding of the nature of language and literacy, and to learn a range of ways of analysing different kinds of language in context.
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24+ hrs
Level 1 Introductory
Reflecting on Learning and Teaching in the Performing Arts
The project draws upon the innovative learning and teaching resources developed for the delivery of the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Theatre and Performing Arts at Rose Bruford College which enable students to study, watch, reflect and interact through the College VLE. It aims to enhance and develop these materials drawing upon the College’s strengths and current research in the area in order to provide a support and enhancement of professional practice to those involved in teaching and supporting learning in the performing arts who will be able to access the material as an Open Educational Resource.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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TU100_Sense
This site provides all the resources you need to get started with Sense and the SenseBoard.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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OER projects on Higher Education Academic Practice and Accredited Programmes
This is a community space for OER projects working on HE academic practice and accredited programmes: HEFCE/JISC phase 2, A(ii) strand Open Materials for Accredited Courses (OMAC) projects, and SCORE fellows' projects.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Management and Entrepreneurship
This area is aimed at anyone interested in the field of management and entrepreneurship. Its content has been developed and adapted by lecturers and students of the Graduate Program in Management and Entrepreneurship of the Federal University Fluminense (UFF), Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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1 hr
Level 0 Beginner
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Spanish: La historia piedra a piedra
If you already have a working knowledge of the Spanish language this unit will help to improve you ability to describe places, events and routines in the past. By using Medieval Spain as the setting you will learn crucial grammatical points regarding the preterite and imperfect tenses.
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12 hrs
Level 1 Introductory