Bringing free online educational resources to communities across Scotland
The Open Learning Champions project equips a wide network of people with the knowledge and skills to use the Open University's free online resources to help learners in a way that meets individual goals and is adapted to suit learning styles, digital literacy, IT access, time available and other real life factors that we all need to consider when taking on a new course or piece of learning,
How you work with learners in your community or organisation will be your decision but this online module will lay the foundations for you to be able to:
Beyond this module you will be able to connect with other Champions and Open University staff through the modules online forum, monthly newsletters and bimonthly Champion coffee mornings where we can discuss new courses, share practice and celebrate success
OpenLearn & OpenLearn Create
It is worth noting that while much of this module focusses on OpenLearn, where the majority of materials are written by OU academics for the platform, you will also find many useful courses on OpenLearn Create. The functionality is very similar to OpenLearn. The key differences are: