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An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...data, MOOCs, OERs, open source or open scholarship – the openness battle has largely been won.’ Later that year, he argued that ‘it’s a mistake to talk about openness as if it’s one thing’...An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER): 3 Exploring OER - Many educational institutions worldwide are offering OER. This is a way to widen access to...
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...analysis of the meanings of ‘national identity’: Nations tend to be imagined as racially and ethnically homogeneous … If the nation is imagined as being made up of people said to be of the same colour and said to have the same ethnic origins, then all those who are defined as not meeting these two criteria can be constructed as being ‘outside’ the nation, as not...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...data to an economist. They provide the raw material with which you can work. Some people seem to have a natural talent for systems thinking, just as some have a natural talent for playing the piano. But most people find it rather awkward and difficult at first. In a way, that is an encouraging sign; it shows that you are genuinely coming to grips with something...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list

...analysis. For the moment, that’s not what is emerging. Psychopathy has a very precise definition. A psychopath would not have reacted at all like the killer in Nice: a psychopath doesn’t take, doesn’t kill, doesn’t explode. FRANCE 24: The Syrian refugee who blew himself up on Sunday in Ansbach, Germany had spent time in a psychiatric hospital. Are people who are...
The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...analysis that I have in the book. Petr Jehlička: Had the Fukushima disaster played any role in decision making in Britain on nuclear energy? Because we mentioned how important it was for the German government decision but it doesn’t seem to have the same effect in the UK? Andrew Blowers: You’ve compared Germany and Britain. I think Fukushima was the thing that...
London inside out
Society, Politics & Law

London inside out

...analysis of the global power-relations that sustain this world-citydom; it does not follow those relations out around the world and ask what they may be responsible for; it asks no questions about the connections between this economic power and the increasing inequalities around the world. Indeed, the Plan has as its central economic aim the expansion of London as a...
Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...data exceptions/outage, increased mean time between failures and reduced time to recovery. A wide range of metrics is available to demonstrate quality trends, depending on your context. (V)alue is unique; it is an outcome of value to your organisation, and it is your purpose. It could be financial; it could be maintaining public safety; it could be charitable. As the...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...data, you will consider your own thoughts about whether the UK is facing a child and adolescent mental health crisis. Activity 1 Are we facing a crisis? Timing: Allow about 20 minutes Part 1 Spend less than 5 minutes thinking about what your initial response is to the statement below, if you had to pick from one of the following five options. Note that you will be able to...