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Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...class with Professor Scott St. George in the geography department and at one point, he posted a slide advertising for interns in his dendrochronology lab. And I was lucky enough to get that job. He came to me with a set of data with the task of turning it into a piece of music, and we wound up with "A Song of Our Warming Planet." In the piece of music, each note will...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...classes they’re going to study and to review, and go back over things of classes they had been to. They’ve also found that lots of students at other universities do the same. Oh, you know, I’ve got this class on quantum mechanics. Oh, we’re just going to see what the MIT stuff on quantum mechanics is like. They’re starting to make those comparisons. Or they’re...
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...classed as acidic. If the pH is greater than 7, it is classed as alkaline. Pure water has a pH of 7 and is neutral. Biological processes tend to occur towards the middle range of the pH scale, although there are organisms that can survive extremes of acidity or alkalinity...The search for water on Mars: Water’s key properties - You have now learned about a number of...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Cynorthwywyr addysgu: Cymorth ar waith
Education & Development

Cynorthwywyr addysgu: Cymorth ar waith

...class, how could a teacher do her [sic] job effectively without assistants?’ Fodd bynnag, er bod y rhieni hyn yn cydnabod rôl bwysig cynorthwywyr yn ysgol gynradd eu plant, teimlai llawer ohonynt hefyd y dylai fod gwahaniaeth clir rhwng rolau athrawon a chynorthwywyr addysgu. Fel y dywedodd un rhiant, ‘Teaching assistants should not “teach” the class, they should...
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...FAQs. When you gain your badge you will receive an email to notify you and you will be able to view and manage all your badges in My OpenLearn within 24 hours of completing the criteria to gain a badge. Now get started with Session 1...Session 1: Working with numbers: Introduction - It is very difficult to cope in everyday life without a basic understanding of numbers....
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...class… I usually stay quiet and I would never contemplate a job where I would have to add up in front of others. I am not terribly confident when presented with certain sets of figures, but, if I work through it carefully, I can usually cope with it. Need to learn mathematics How much mathematics do you need to learn to study successfully? Well, that is likely to vary...
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...class. MARGARET HUDSON The amount of time is always hard. But the benefit of going to six different classrooms in a short amount of time is that you get a glimpse of many classrooms instead of an extended observation of one. And now you know where you might want to go back and do some more observing in that specific classroom. MARLA SCHERR This is the first learning walk...
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...classes. By the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, much work of high quality was in circulation: this period has been called a golden age for children’s literature. The rise of mass education in Britain – specifically as a result of the 1870 Education Act – also created a growing new market of young readers at that time. Later in the course you will learn...