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A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...interfaces, where sensors are placed around or under the skull to read the way the brain processes our thoughts. With this sort of technology, you can type directly with your mind. And perhaps, one day, you'll be able to transfer your thoughts directly to another person without needing to speak or write at all. There are lots of possible advantages to these sorts of...
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...interface between the individual act and public meanings: the involvement of charities. Some charities suggest that instead of giving money to people who ‘beg’ on the streets, members of the public should instead donate money to them – allowing them to support people experiencing homelessness. The intricate issue these charities need to address (indeed, navigate...
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...interface enabled interactions earlier in the development of children compared to other technologies such as computers. These and other features such as portability, lightweight design and low cost have created high expectations about the potential of mobile devices to support flexible, personalised and mobile educational experiences and bring learning benefits to...
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...interface, or even a storyboard. The resolution of your prototype should be commensurate with your progress in your project. In early explorations keep your prototypes rough and rapid to allow yourself to learn quickly and investigate a lot of different possibilities. Prototypes are most successful when people (the design team, the user, and others) can experience and...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...interface of Pacific and other knowledge in a supplementary education site’, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 874–94. Foucault, M. (1977) Discipline & Punishment: The Birth of the Prison, Penguin, London (this edition 1991). Gardner, H. and Laskin, E. (1995) Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership, New York, Basic...
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...interface, and make input via programmable buttons. Ergonomic keyboards or software that converts a screen into a keyboard are now widely available. Eye-tracker technology, which tracks the user’s eye movements across a screen and controls input, has become steadily more affordable. Also available is a ‘sip and puff’ switch that measures air-pressure changes in a...
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...interface, as the chip starts to weld to the tool. This is highly undesirable, since it contributes both to wear of the tool and to the consumption of energy during machining. Lubrication does help relieve the situation, but the careful design of the cutting tool is of paramount importance. There are specific tool geometries and cutting angles for different materials...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Deall datganoli yng Nghymru
Society, Politics & Law

Deall datganoli yng Nghymru

...interface between justice and other devolved issues, and in particular education and health, which are obviously devolved matters, they've been mentioned in particular. And I was talking to a very senior official working in the Ministry of Justice's Welsh department, dealing with day-to-day justice matters. And I put this question to that official. And their view was that...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs