OpenLearn is on-line learning that is open to anyone, anywhere in the world using materials taken from the Open University (UK) courses. Instead of attending classes, learners study on-line, free of charge, using materials that have been specially designed for distance learning.
OpenLearn is a service for informal study – in their own time learners access materials in areas familiar or new to them, without the pressure of keeping to a timetable or sitting exams. Instead, they assess their own progress by keeping an on-line learning journal, discussing the topics with other on-line learners in forums and completing self assessment exercises where they may control when the answer is revealed. While OpenLearn isn’t exactly the same as studying at university, it gives real learning experiences taken from degree courses.
Study topics are sorted into 11 categories such as Business and Management, Mathematics and Statistics, Education or Science. Each topic has a range of study units from access to Masters level, each lasting between three and 20 hours.
Do you know the Green School at the Kul-Kul Campus in Bali?
Start your exploration of the Green School and discover more about the vibrant holistic Curriculum, their commitment to sustainability, the lush and spectacular campus, and the inspiring example of the founders, John and Cynthia Hardy.
The Green School was planned and constructed within the concept that education consists of more than ‘school’. In addition to the classrooms, athletic facilities, student and faculty housing, and numerous other buildings, an integral feature of the school is the Learning Village. In this specialized setting, the students have the chance to apply lessons to specific disciplines and real business situations, making abstract ideas come to practical life with results they can witness on a daily basis. Students are involved in everything from manufacturing their own chocolate to helping to manage the organic fields, bamboo plantations, and rice paddies that are integral to the campus. By working with dedicated teachers and experienced professionals, students solve problems while developing entrepreneurial skills that will inform and empower them to become the leaders of their generation.
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We are pleased to introduce the Asia-Pacific ESD-NET Online Discussion Sessions to be carried out from mid-May to mid-July 2008.
Based on the areas of interest acknowledged in the Asia-Pacific ESD-NET E-list introductions last year, we have identified four discussion themes to assist with reorienting teacher education programmes to address sustainability. These themes include:
1. ESD-related Research: 12 May – 30 May (Facilitated by Mr. Elwyn Thomas)
2. ESD-related Teaching and Learning: 12 May – 30 May (Facilitated by Mr. Bart Cornille)
3. ESD Curriculum Practices: 2 June – 20 June (Facilitated by Mr. Renato Opereti)
4. Promoting Understanding and Awareness of ESD: 23 June – 11 July (Facilitated by Mr. Jose Roberto Guevara)
We invite you at this time to join one or more discussion groups for which you would like to actively participate. To do so, please contact Joel Bacha (j.bacha@unesco.org).
