2,576 search results
The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...change...The impact of technology on children's physical activity: 2 In what ways do children interact with technology? - You will start by looking at the range of technology that children typically have access to, the different ways in which they engage with it and the impact of technology on their physical activity levels. [Described image] Figure 2 Father and toddler...
View course The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Explainer: how do you read an election poll?
Society, Politics & Law

Explainer: how do you read an election poll?

...change their mind between now and the election. Some people will just not turn out to vote on election day. Some people won’t tell you the truth. Pollsters try to allow for these effects, but it’s not easy. And that’s not even the biggest problem in countries like the UK, which has a first-past-the-post electoral system. Even if you knew exactly what the national...
View article Explainer: how do you read an election poll?
Article 10 mins
How to age well while self-isolating
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to age well while self-isolating

...changes (more in Five Pillars of Ageing Well). Self-isolation may lead to increased sedation, and further lack of physical, social and cognitive activity, which may not only prompt but more worryingly speed up the overall age-related decline. It is very important, therefore, that during the time of self-isolation we take care of ourselves and follow the ‘Five Pillars of...
View video How to age well while self-isolating
Video 10 mins
Getting started with a Password Manager
Digital & Computing

Getting started with a Password Manager

...Change Password to make the change. Google updated its records with the new password, then LastPass prompted me to save the change to its own library. A small pop-up window appeared near the top-right of the browser window asking if I wanted to update LastPass. I did, so I clicked Update. The new, strong password is now safely stored inside LastPass. [Screengrab as...
View article Getting started with a Password Manager
Article 15 mins
Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision

...changed quite a lot, but basically it’s an understanding of who shot what, where, when and how, on what format, what they did with it, what you can do with it, who owns it, who else wants to use it, how much are they going to pay for it, how much they want to store it for, what drive is it on, has the drive failed, who else may have the same shot or a similar shot, is...
View video Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision
Video 20 mins
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...changed over the years and engaging with the main debates about the use of digital technologies by children. In this section, you will focus on digital technologies and children. You will find out how digital technologies changed over the years and how they have influenced children’s everyday activities and habits. ‘Digital technologies’ refers to electronic tools...
View course Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?
Society, Politics & Law

Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?

...changing terrorist threat? Jon Coaffee says it's going to take more than just more concrete and steel barriers...[Bollards in City Road, London] The Australian government’s new strategy for protecting crowded places from terrorism draws heavily on other countries’ experiences of implementing similar strategies as part of a broader national counter-terrorism agenda....
View article Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?
Article 5 mins
Explainer: how hostile is space?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: how hostile is space?

...change are relatively easy to deal with, and can also be monitored with simple sensors on board the device. Small meteorite impacts are hard to predict but remain rare. What causes the most damage is the the constant flux of radiation in the form of high energy particles. These particles cause permanent damage to electronics, which causes them to become unreliable over...
View article Explainer: how hostile is space?
Article 15 mins