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An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...system whose primary energy source is coal. Useful electrical energy delivered to the home is much less than the primary energy used in generating it. This is due to losses through inefficiency at the power station, in transmission and in running household appliances. It is important to remember that the primary energy released by all forms of energy resources is not the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...think about resilience for yourself as a social worker, in Activity 1 you will see three videos featuring Cassie, a children and family social worker. In the first video you will see a snapshot from a typical day in a busy children’s social work team and a referral that comes in concerning an allegation of sexual abuse by a grandfather. This is the sort of very...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...think countries that don’t exist tell us about this tension. Dr Nick Middleton Yes, well here we are sitting in the European Union and it’s a grand political experiment isn't it, about doing away with internal borders and they’ve been done away to varying extents. And that’s in tune with a sort of more trans-national and international view of the planet where...
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Audio 10 mins
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...think interacting with others should be completely intuitive, we'll offer you a range of activities which will suggest how thinking about your communication approach is worthwhile. You will interpret video examples of communication where things go well and not so well, including peoples’ dialogue under pressure. Your assessment of these will help you begin to develop...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
DIY Science: Ecosphere
Nature & Environment

DIY Science: Ecosphere

...years ago on Open2.net, and has struggled a little in the last few years as it was created using older web technologies. We think it's worth a bit of an update, and we hope to bring you a new version soon. In the meantime, because it's remained popular, we're offering the two key segments of the original, and an easier-to-follow guide to creating your own ecosphere....
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Activity 10 mins
Food origins
History & The Arts

Food origins

...of the food on your table with our interactive...Worcestershire Sauce has very little to do with Worcestershire – so what is Britain's great culinary gift to the globe? And did Marco Polo really bring pasta to Italy? Drag the food to the country you think it comes from – when you're right, you'll be rewarded with some background information, and the next challenge!...
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Activity 10 mins
Welsh Programming Resources
Education & Development

Welsh Programming Resources

...thinking by solving example problems. There is also a Welsh-medium website which includes resources for developing research software and computer science research methods. [Adnoddau Rhaglennu] View this resource on the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol website. [Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol logo] This resource was provided by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and is part of the...
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Article 5 mins
What's in your toolbox?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What's in your toolbox?

...think of psychological flexibility using the analogy of a tree branch. Flexibility allows the branch to sway in the wind without breaking. The characteristic of returning to its original position is called resilience, and it is reasonable to think of psychological flexibility and psychological resilience as being similarly related. The former is the ability to move, and...
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Article 10 mins