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Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...et al. 1999, and I thought wow! I was wrong to be sceptical, this is really scary, because it’s clearly unprecedented, it bears no relation to what’s happened at the Medieval warm period and that kind of thing, and so when in the following years I’ve discovered – RH: So you wrote about it at that point? MR: No I didn’t, I wasn’t writing about climate change...
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Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...change. Listen to the following audio to learn more about the pronunciation of ‘Et-Tāʾ al-marbūṭah’ Audio 5 ١- سَيّارَة ٢- اشْتَرَيتُ سَيّارةً جَدِيدَة ٣- مَدْرَسَة ٤- زُرْتُ المَدْرَسَةَ القَديمَة Activity 3 Timing: 15 minutes Rewrite the following words and connect ‘At-Tāʾ al-marbūṭah’ with the pronoun ي as in the example. Example: حَقِيْبَة حَقِيبَتِي ١- مَدْرَسَة ٢- طَاوِلَة ٣- وَرَقَة ٤- مُعَلِّمَة ٥ –شَجَرَة ......
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...adapted extract from the Open University course S111 Questions in science...What is a metal?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand metallic bonding and how it is related to metallic characteristics understand the role of metals in everyday life...What is a metal?: 1 What is a metal? - To begin, have a look at the following...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Leadership: external context and culture
Education & Development

Leadership: external context and culture

...adapted extract from the Open University course EE812 Educational leadership: exploring strategy...Leadership: external context and culture: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course you should be able to: understand how the concept of culture impacts on educational leadership practice critically reflect on the relationship between external context and culture at...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...adapted extract from the Open University course S111 Questions in science...Ethics in science?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how clinical trials are used today in medicine understand the importance of acting ethically in scientific research understand why it is important to continue to ask moral questions about...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...et résilience face au carnage du 13 novembre à Paris" on Storify] The hashtag #PrayforParis also became a global message, with more than 7 million tweets is several hours. Exploring even a small range of how so many people expressed their resilience is to find meaning in a world that seems absurd, incomprehensible, uncontrollable. Images and symbols highlighting...
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Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...adapted extract from the Open University course K234 Healthcare theory for practice...Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain biological changes and the pathophysiology of childhood asthma understand the experience of parents and children in childhood asthma...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Thirty-seven winters of discontent
History & The Arts

Thirty-seven winters of discontent

...adaptation of Shakespeare's phrase to throw a new angle on the privations the UK was experiencing might have seemed like a fresh idea. But much as the way the worst part of any political scandal since 1974 has been the clunky appending of '-gate' to create a popular term for the event, the slapping of 'winter of discontent' on disruption around the turn of the year (or...
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