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Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Part 1: Understanding concepts of STiP: Introduction - Part 1 Understanding concepts of STiP introduces basic principles of systems thinking as a constructivist endeavour – constructing boundaries for improving situations of change and uncertainty. It introduces...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Brady’s Rogue Reagent?
Science, Maths & Technology

Brady’s Rogue Reagent?

...educational institution, which would probably be just once or twice a year, that could be just enough time for near complete evaporation. Typically DNPH would be commercially supplied in small quantities to mitigate against the risk of any large and destructive explosions. So, if not stockpiled, the impact of an explosion from a jar of dry DNPH in a school laboratory...
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Statistics: What is it or what are they?
Science, Maths & Technology

Statistics: What is it or what are they?

...Open University's Mathematics courses and qualifications Statistics... What is it? or What Are They? Most people have some sort of idea, or at least think they have, about what statistics is. But before we get into that, there’s a basic question to answer: is the word ‘statistics’ singular or plural? It looks like a plural because it ends in ‘s’. But...
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The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community
Money & Business

The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community

...educate and inspire entrepreneurs. Eagle Labs Academy A free online learning platform designed to give founders the skills and knowledge they need to start and grow a tech business. With video and written content on topics such as starting a business, marketing and sales, product development and fundraising, founders and their teams will have access to the tools that can...
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Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...Education at The Open University explores whether we nurture young people’s enjoyment in writing...In England we are used to the term ‘reading for pleasure’ and indeed most schools seek to foster this, but is ‘writing for pleasure’ also part of our vocabulary? I’m not convinced. Do we plan to nurture young people’s enjoyment in writing? Do we allow them...
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Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world
Nature & Environment

Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world

...resource...Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner (1834 text), Samuel Taylor Coleridge [All of Earth's water in a single sphere] The World's water in 3 spheres As the Ancient Mariner realised, almost all of the water on Earth is seawater. Of the total volume of water on...
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The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...resources to deliver the strategy. A Silo mentality within an organisation can inhibit progress and active participation in collaborative forums such as the Ethical Trading Initiative to apply best practice and learning should be considered. Notification to other interested parties of findings and learning is especially important when confronted with difficult and...
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Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...resource exists, their cherished young are free to watch an undesirable programme whenever they like. Wherever there is regulation, there is subversion, either by the population or the distributor. There will be organisations that will agree to age checking when people try to access their websites and will co-operate with internet service providers to make sure they work...
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