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Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...change through COVID-19 and beyond. This free course will help secondary school leaders make decisions about the provision and use of online learning. School leaders in secondary education need to plan digital strategies, devise plans and allocate resources in such a way that the school / trust digital environment meets the needs for learning. This course will help you...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Are robots about to take jobs from the poor?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are robots about to take jobs from the poor?

...changes underfoot,” Melissa Leach, director of IDS, told the meeting. “The stakes in this, I must emphasise, couldn’t be higher.” Mass unemployment is one; loss of revenue for governments is another; and then there's the disproportionate effect on women workers. Amongst the worried development crowd was a sprinkling of more optimistic technologists and government...
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Article 5 mins
What is child-led research and why is it important?
Education & Development

What is child-led research and why is it important?

...change something, or wanting to learn about what doing social research is all about. All of these are important reasons for the Children’s Research Centre to support young researchers. Let’s have a closer look: Wanting to find out more about a topic: Few people would deny that curiosity and inquisitiveness are good characteristics to encourage in children and young...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering

...changing business environment, where both politicians and the public are demanding more corporate responsibility and governance – these strong shareholders hold the potential power to change a company’s policies and practices. They can, in this respect, turn to financial engineering to better assess the risks of balancing economic and social goals. Thomas Clarke...
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Light: Wave-particle duality
Science, Maths & Technology

Light: Wave-particle duality

...Changing the intensity of the light caused the number of electrons emitted to change, but the electrons’ range of energies remained the same. Decreasing the wavelength of the light, however, caused the electrons to be emitted with a higher maximum energy. Conversely, increasing the wavelength of the light beyond a particular cut-off value (specific to each metal),...
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Article 10 mins
How old is a mountain range?
Science, Maths & Technology

How old is a mountain range?

...changing and evolving, due to the movements of tectonic plates that make up our rocky crust. Mountains grow in the collision zones between plates over millions of years, but their presence is only transient as they are slowly eroded away again. The science of 'geochronology' How do we know the timescales, and effectively the history of a mountain range? One way we work...
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David Bowie: identity is creativity
Languages

David Bowie: identity is creativity

...changing the nature of his art - his reinventions were his art...A Bowie quote that will likely feature in any obituary is this statement from 1997: ‘I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.’ It is as applicable to his art as it was to his life. It’s perhaps not surprising that today is a day full of clichés about his chameleon...
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The benefits of social media in academia
Education & Development

The benefits of social media in academia

...change and develop as social media platforms and associated technology continues to evolve. In this article we will explore the three core benefits: connection, communication and collaboration. Social media is widely used by individuals and organisations across various sectors. In academia, social media usage is becoming increasingly common due to its potential to bring...
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