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The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

...work, but if you work hard enough you can make it. I love my work. When I tell people I’m a sort of space scientist and they sort of do a double take, so what exactly do you do? Because they assume I’m sort of in admin or something, but no I sort of get my hands dirty and I sort of build satellites and build instrumentation, and that’s what I love doing. But what I...
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Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...work and the need to fight for freedom, not take it for granted. When she later spoke of her father’s influence, she touched a nerve not just of the American spirit, but something universal. Her words awoke memories in us all of significant moments when we too have reflected on those who shaped us. Transcending race and nationality, Obama demonstrated her power as a...
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Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...and the networks needed to connect it all together – are the same. As they do work to process and create data, they consume energy, of which a great deal is turned into heat. To avoid damage, this heat must be removed through cooling which itself is another major consumer of energy in the cloud. In some of the very best hyperscale data centres, the amount of energy used to cool is one tenth of that used to power the ......
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Ratio, proportion and percentages
Science, Maths & Technology

Ratio, proportion and percentages

...working adults to retired adults is disturbing. Predictions are, that by 2030 the ratio will be two working adults to every retired person, instead of three to one now, and four to one ten years ago. Often ratios are implicit in the language rather than explicitly referred to: one teacher for 30 pupils; 2.4 children per woman of child bearing age; one retired person per...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...work in education or training at any level, you need to develop new skills and understanding in order to make the right decisions, make the most of the opportunities, and overcome common challenges. The Open University trialled our first fully online course in 1989. We are now world leaders in the research and delivery of online education. In this free course, we share...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...work...Session 1: Employability and you: 3 What is employability? - [Described image] Figure 4 Various figures standing on platforms at different heights Although there is some ambiguity over a precise definition of employability, there are some common themes associated with the term which you will explore in the next activity. Activity 4 Thinking about employability...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...working through the environment, they're getting immediate feedback just in time to refine their performance. The second feedback loop is to the instructor. We created the instructor learning dashboard. The idea behind the learning dashboard is to be able to give the instructors a really quick view of where’s my class. So the instructor has a much better sense of where...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?
Society, Politics & Law

How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?

...worked effectively to provide help to kin, family and neighbors. In many cases only 40 minutes separated the earthquake and the arrival of the tsunami. During that time, residents literally picked up and carried many elderly people out of vulnerable, low-lying areas. In high-trust neighborhoods, people knocked on doors of those who needed help and escorted them out of...
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