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The Dates of the Buddha
History & The Arts

The Dates of the Buddha

...seems to be certain is that the Buddha died approximately at the age of eighty some time between 410 and 370 BCE. Any date between these two means that the Buddha passed away about 140-100 years before the reign of Emperor Ashoka. This article was originally published on Ancient.eu, written by Cristian Violatti and released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 licence....
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Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law
Science, Maths & Technology

Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law

...Writing multiline equation line 1 bold cap f equals cap f times cap f hat comma Equation label: (3) neatly splits a vector into a product of two terms: cap f gives the magnitude of the vector cap f hat gives its direction in space. The units of bold cap f are contained in the magnitude, cap f . Any unit vector is dimensionless and has magnitude 1; not 1 newton or 1 of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...writing down the number of results, and then ‘Crusoe’ and writing down the number of results. You should then use the ‘Advanced search’ facility, in which you can go to the ‘Author being read’ box and put in ‘Defoe’, and then go to the ‘Text being read’ box, and put in ‘Robinson Crusoe’. In each case you then scroll down to the bottom of the page...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Society, Politics & Law

The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication

...creative way, and, at their same time, they are commenting on the flag and are challenging stereotypes. What do you think? Gil Mualem-Doron: I am not sure if this answers your question, but I am a bit wary about what assumptions art or creative projects have in ‘giving’ people the opportunity to express their ‘experiences’ or their identity. There have been...
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Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...writing, they develop wider vocabulary and broader knowledge about the world. Reading can also make a significant contribution to the wellbeing of every individual and society as a whole. The advantages, however, of being a keen reader go far beyond educational attainment and functioning in society; as the International Literacy Association (ILA) states: Teaching children...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...writing (2023), it is estimated that almost half of the world’s population spends time ‘checking their socials’ (Statistica, 2021). The reality is that not only are there a staggering number of people on social media sites, but the amount of time that people are spending on them increases year on year. The reasons people engage in social media vary. Students who...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...write down what you understand by the term 'adaptation'. An adaptation is a morphological, physiological, biochemical, developmental or behavioural trait that gives an organism a greater ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. For selection to occur there must be variation within a population, because if every individual is identical, there is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...write down whether you are in favour of or against the further development of nuclear energy and why. If you do not have a view you should identify the issues that you consider important in coming to a judgement on the matter. Keep your notes, since you will need to refer to them later in the course. The debate in question Your task for this course will be to research and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs