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Today is #InternationalDayofPlay 🧸 Explore what play means through a child’s eyes in this free #childdevelopment course from OpenLearn. You'll learn: 👶 Why do children play? 🎯 What choices do they make? 🎈 Why does it matter? open.edu/openlearn/education…

اليوم 3: OpenLearn من The Open University ابدأ من صفحة الدورات المجانية واختر دورة قصيرة في التعليم، القيادة، المهارات الرقمية، أو التواصل. الرابط: open.edu/openlearn/free-cour… كثير من الدورات تمنح خطاب إفادة بالإشتراك في الدورة بشكل مجاني. #شهادات_مجانية #كل_يوم_شهادة

A plaque to mark the success of #Beagle2, which landed on #Mars in 2003 are to be unviled... including one at The OU! Beagle 2 was conceived by The OU's Professor Colin Pillinger, who sadly passed away in 2014. Learn more about Mars on OpenLearn: ow.ly/kEJt50Z9nqc

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Step into Belfast’s past this #InternationalArchivesDay Our Postcards From The Past interactive on OpenLearn lets you slide between historic and modern photos of famous landmarks, from City Hall to the famous Belfast Shipyards. It’s a lovely way to see how familiar places have changed over time, and how much history still shapes the places we know today. Take a look and explore Belfast through the archive: ow.ly/w8u750Z8Tjb

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My Open University Profile, achievements, completed 233 Openlearn courses, and my badges completed 121 badged courses, Futurelearn, achievements completed 708 courses and my certificates, awarded 328 certificates #KeithPottTurner #ScD

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My Open University Profile, achievements, completed 233 Openlearn courses, and my badges completed 121 badged courses, Futurelearn, achievements completed 708 courses and my certificates, awarded 328 certificates #KeithPottTurner #ScD