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Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences

...think what you need to do is to try and have in mind some kind of method by which you will approach any of these texts and adapt it as you encounter them. For me, I have come up with three questions that I found are helpful to me when you start looking at a text that you don’t know, and try and get behind some of the meanings that are there, read into it, read beyond...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...think about problems of crime and justice in new ways, going beyond everyday understandings...An introduction to crime and criminology: 1 Fear and fascination with crime and criminals - Have you thought about where your ideas about crime and ‘the criminal’ come from and what it is that has drawn you to being interested in this subject? It is sometimes the case that...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...systems) and on the skin. [Described image] Figure 1 Microbiomes around the body Scientific research is increasingly showing the importance of these microbiomes for the correct functioning of the human body and for maintaining health. In fact, disruption to these microbiomes can lead to a number of long-term health conditions, such as cardiovascular and respiratory...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...systems is sort of supreme in the West. And I think what the important thing to recognise in this sort of conversation about Blackness and its construction is that this isn’t good science. It’s easy for us to say that in retrospect. But at the time, it was perceived as being, you know these are taxonomies. This is how we talk about humans. But they’re always...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...thinking about people surviving after death, perhaps through resurrection or reincarnation when they no longer have the same body. Does it make sense to think that a particular person or self could be recreated in a new body? Or would we really just end up with a new person, someone who has a similar personality perhaps, some similar memories but who’s really a...
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Astrobiology from the ground up
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology from the ground up

...thinking. The first is around Indigenous peoples, their environmental worldviews, their practices and cosmologies. My entry point into this space was through sacred sites; places of spiritual or religious value. The places where astrobiologists tend to do their fieldwork and gather samples are often considered to be remote, unreachable wastelands, yet for their Indigenous...
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Article 10 mins
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...system. It will alert you if it thinks a program or person is trying to access your data without your permission. Most computer systems come with a firewall built in, but you may decide to buy your own. Antivirus software can detect any existing threats from viruses and malware and will attempt to isolate or destroy them. It can also block any potential threats. New...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...think about the subject to the same extent as a student who can see it? And in the context of the course, is this important? As the use of information technology and web-based applications in distance teaching has increased, response to the needs of disabled students can no longer be seen as something that can be fixed bit by bit when individual students request it. In...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs