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Wanted! Starlings
Nature & Environment

Wanted! Starlings

...introductions were often initiated by European colonists wanting to introduce species from their native countries to their new homes abroad. One well-recorded example was the release of 100 starlings in New York, rumoured to be part of an attempt to introduce all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America. Records of the releases and genetic analysis of...
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Childhood in the Digital Age
OpenLearn Ireland

Childhood in the Digital Age

...Introduction - Childhood in the Digital Age (#1/5) How is technology changing childhood in the digital age? Are children’s lives today significantly different from our own or is technology simply solving old problems in new ways? The media has claimed that digital technology is making children lonelier, fatter, more aggressive and less capable of deep thought. But...
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Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...management to have better communications, empowering workers to raise and resolve grievances. In South India, we are working to address a number of workers’ rights issues in the spinning mills and garment factories. Our objective is to contribute to the elimination of exploitative practices in the textile industry in Tamil Nadu by implementing a replicable model that...
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Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...manage something we all experience - pain The human condition includes pain, it is unavoidable, but the mind and body don’t have to just instinctively react to painful experiences. Mindfulness is a skill that allows us to be less responsive to what is happening in the present moment. It is a way of relating our experiences (positive, negative and neutral) in a...
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Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...management and governance arrangements support the demand for concurrently tightly knit, yet open, innovation networks. In particular we are interested in how they harness digital platforms in support of this global innovation practice. Understanding this is particularly important since Chinese firms must successful harness capital and talent beyond their borders (Fuller...
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Shared documents and constructive collaboration
Education & Development

Shared documents and constructive collaboration

...managing a professional relationship. Here's a quick guide to the two main approaches: Feedback that prioritises clarity: Uses direct statements or commands (e.g., “Add an example,” “Reword this sentence”) Avoids hedging language Gives specific suggestions or examples Clearly explains why the change is necessary Feedback that prioritises indirectness...
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Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...Manage the introduction of social media into your online lessons As you saw in the Week 1 section on backchannels, and the discussion of connectivism in Week 2, social media can have an important role in online teaching. There are a variety of social communication tools that can be employed in online teaching, each with its own potential advantages (and sometimes...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy

...Introduction: English Italy has many different kinds of bread, cakes and baked goods, which reflect the regional and cultural diversity of the 20 regions. Typical of Emilia Romagna is the piadina, a type of unleavened flatbread which goes back to ancient times and is cooked on a griddle or testo. Some Sicilian cakes go back to the period of Arab domination in Sicily, like...
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