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Summary
A short Open University course on managing your own work: using resources well, making decisions about tasks and managing the time you have. It helps people who want a more deliberate, reliable way of organising their workload.
An eight week Open University course that helps adults see how they already learn every day and build the habits to keep learning. It ends with a personal learning action plan.
Objectives
Use basic management ideas to manage your own work
Allocate time and resources to tasks efficiently and effectively
Prioritise and make decisions about which tasks to tackle
Monitor your own performance and adjust
Recognise how learning happens in everyday life and work
Value the skills and knowledge you already have
Use reflection and feedback to learn more effectively
Use a computer as a tool for learning
Build your own learning action plan
Things to know
One section covers academic writing, which is less useful for workplace learners
Adapted from older Open University study material; last updated June 2019
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Last updated January 2020, so examples of digital learning tools may feel dated
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