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[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Hearing that a small step onto a #freelearning website can have such an impact on someone is just amazing 💖

Learning at your own pace, without pressure, can make all the difference, which is why we've been leading the way for the last 20 years.

Visit https://t.co/PBYuI5WR9d

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

It's 'Leave a #Review Day', and you can give our content a star rating ⭐

Did you know that across our site, you've rated us at 4.4 stars? We think that's a glowing reference for the quality of FREE content you get from the @OpenUniversity academics 🙌

https://t.co/922upHES3n

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Ever wondered how OpenLearn came to be? 🤔
Why it was created? How it grew?

For our 20th anniversary, we decided to make a film about it! 🎬 Well, they made a film about Facebook, and we've been around just as long!

Grab the popcorn and enjoy 🍿😄
https://t.co/QnBpydnImS

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

To mark 20 years of free learning, we've created a list of 20 things you never knew about OpenLearn 👇

Completing every OpenLearn course would take more than a year (no sleep or breaks)!

And that we once had a course called 'Analysing Skid Marks'! 🛞🩲

https://t.co/3I9VPyUiD2

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

We've cheered her on with the @Lionesses, but today @bmeado9 is OUR biggest supporter!

Thanks Beth... we're delighted with his message.
"Back of the net!" ⚽🥅

Visit https://t.co/PBYuI5WR9d to learn more

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Boosting knowledge 🧠
Building confidence 🫶

20 years of free learning from @OpenUniversity

Have you discovered https://t.co/PBYuI5WR9d yet?

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Today is World #Statistics Day, so here's TWO for you 👇

From more than 29,000 ratings left across ALL our content, we average a 4.4 star rating ⭐ AND we've seen our 4 millionth course completion in the last few days! 🥳

https://t.co/922upHES3n

And here's a few more 👇

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

How do we live with the uncertainty of #climatechange without being overwhelmed by it?

This episode of the Open Conversations podcast looks at how climate change affects #wellbeing, & why experiences differ across communities.

Visit Spotify to listen: https://t.co/6UIdhm0FKd

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

We worked with #MartinLewis and the @MoneySavingExp team on our popular 'Academy of Money' free course, and for our 20th anniversary celebrations we're delighted to have heard from the man himself 👀

He's a big fan - discover why he likes us so much 👇

https://t.co/922upHES3n

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

OpenLearn turns 20 this week! Yes, 20 years of free learning from @OpenUniversity 🎉

Check out our celebratory page with facts, new articles, graduate stories & the 'OpenLearn story' - a film about us! 🙌

👇Tell us your story - has OpenLearn helped you?

https://t.co/QnBpydnImS

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Want to know what's making Martin Lewis do this? 👇👏❓

All will be revealed next week, although there's a pretty big visible clue and we've not been quiet about it! 🫢

Visit https://t.co/PBYuI5WR9d & follow our socials to learn more...

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Want to know what's new on #OpenLearn? 👍

Well, apart from following us here - and our other social media channels - you should just bookmark our 'what's new' page 🔖... it's simple really 🤷‍♂️

All the latest new additions, on one handy page 👇

https://t.co/I81psitTL1

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Hole in your jumper? Button gone AWOL? Jeans seen better days? 🧵

This #RepairDay, don't ditch it – stitch it! 🪡

Discover how a little mending can save money, reduce waste and give your favourite clothes a second life 👇

https://t.co/QeHd3BlfYs

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Buon appetito! It’s #NationalPastaDay - the perfect excuse to brush up on your #Italian!🍝🍷

Learn how to order drinks and snacks in an Italian café (and sound like a local while you do it) with our free course, 'Beginners’ Italian: food and drink'.

https://t.co/w0pVMyoKUZ

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

What happens to #literature when it moves beyond the confines of the real?

Discover more about #fantasyfiction, a genre that is as old as storytelling and yet constantly reinventing itself, through this new article & animation from @OpenUniversity

https://t.co/m6y5FjRpVR

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

It's #WorldFoodDay, so what better than our beginner's #language courses focused on #food and #drink?

You can learn #Italian #Spanish, #French & #German while gaining an insight into the traditions and cultures through each nation's food and drink.

https://t.co/FTSOW3OEx0

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

It's #Archaeology Day, so we've been 'digging' on OpenLearn for some suitable content! ⛏️

You can explore Greek vases ⚱️
Or the Acropolis & the Parthenon 🔎
Or the graffiti of Pompeii, & more

Search OpenLearn for yourself and see what you can uncover...
https://t.co/922upHES3n

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Shwmae Sumae Day celebrates the Welsh language - ‘shwmae’ & ‘sumae’ are greetings used by Welsh speakers.

Luckily for us, many of our colleagues @OUCymru speak Welsh, and so we asked Nerys to teach us a few greetings.

Learn more here 👇

https://t.co/mLIm0uWEJQ

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Today is #GlobalHandwashingDay, a day dedicated to increasing awareness about the benefits of handwashing as an affordable way to prevent illness and promote good health 🌍👐💦

Learn more about the #science of hygiene and sanitation on OpenLearn:
https://t.co/o1xAt2Qf0V

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

The most popular items on OpenLearn, right now, are our #French & #Spanish #language courses - which means with the darker nights and wetter weather, you're probably all dreaming of warmer, drier places!

Why not transport yourself to the sun and join in?

https://t.co/0soXAtHIqk