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More than carbon sinks: Other ways forests can fight climate change
Nature & Environment

More than carbon sinks: Other ways forests can fight climate change

...write this column The team of scientists that turned the global conversation on trees, forests and climate on its head has indeed demonstrated a good example of scientific synergy. They have shown the need for scientific disciplines to collaborate to solve the problems of our time, like climate change. Cool. This article was originally published by SciDevNet under a CC-BY...
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Article 5 mins
A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

A sport transformed: Safety in motor-racing since 1969

...Writing in the popular magazine, MotorSport, journalist Denis Jenkinson wrote in response to the cancellation of the 1969 Belgium Grand Prix that: “I have always thought one of the enduring features of a Grand Prix driver was that he had guts and would accept a challenge that normal people like you and I would not be brave enough to face; now I’m not so sure if any of...
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Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...writing the storyboard and script to recording the video in the OU studio. [Cindy and Ida’s storyboard for the video.]Figure 1 Cindy and Ida’s storyboard for the video Cindy and Ida describe their experiences as distance learners and offer helpful tips to prospective students. They share moments of accomplishment and strategies for overcoming challenges. I want to...
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Video 5 mins
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence . The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Video: Official Law reports: From: Scottish Council of Law Reporting...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...creative process that involves strategic decision makers at various levels of an organisation. In this process, the work of strategic teams resembles that of an artist aiming to express their thoughts and ideas on canvas; hence the name business model canvas. You will explore this tool and how you can apply it in greater detail in Section 4 on designing business...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...writes: While the average person was getting on with life in Paris before last Friday’s terror bombings and shootings, Twitter threads in Arabic from the Middle East were urging for attacks to be launched upon coalition forces in their home countries. “Advance, advance – forward, forward” they said, regarding Paris. Iraqi forces had warned coalition countries one...
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Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...writing your proposal and ultimately when designing and conducting your research study. The Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research (British Educational Research Association, 2018) identifies the key responsibilities you will have when you conduct your research, including the range of stakeholders that you will have responsibilities to, as follows: to your...
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Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...write about their day-to-day work. This provides us with an idea of how the role is developing and also how it might possibly develop in the future. Doubtless, since The Open University first launched a specific advanced qualification for teaching assistants in 1995 (The Specialist Teacher Assistant Certificate), assistants have, increasingly, become involved in the work...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs