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Digital thinking tools for better decision making Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...technology has changed the way we think about problems, by offering ‘mind tools’ that can help us to find solutions. They can help us share information, filter and process that information, discover new facts, invent new ideas, visualise solutions, and share the fruits of our thoughts with other people worldwide. In this session you will look at what is meant by a...
Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
Science, Maths & Technology

Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...educator Mushon Zer-Aviv suggests there's a way to make it work...In celebrating the merits of free software and the excitement over this radical networked production method, an important truth is left unspoken. Networked collaboration shines in the low levels of network protocols, server software and memory allocation, but user interface has consistently been a point of...
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...technology. It wouldn’t be surprising if you haven’t heard of Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, who must be considered the World’s first computer programmer – even though she died almost a century before the first computers roared into life. Ada was born in December 1815 into a life of wealth and privilege as the only legitimate daughter of the poet Lord...
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...educators and leaders working with young people in both formal and informal educational settings. The course will provide practical guidance and resources for running workshops for young people between the ages of 13 and 18 to stimulate reflection on religious diversity. Young people and religion: creative learning with history presents conclusions from a major European...
Jack Perks - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Jack Perks - Earth in Vision

...technology? Certainly in terms of technological advancement, in terms of obviously… I mean 20 years ago probably would’ve maybe just been digital, mostly film I would’ve thought, so it’s much more broad. If you look at just our phones, you get 1080 footage, I think 4k on some phones now so everyone, in theory, is a cameraman and if they see something unusual,...
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...technology, nuclear energy was regarded favourably and opposing views were largely absent. Later on, as fears about the risks from nuclear energy grew so too did opposition, contributing to a more defensive position by pro-nuclear interests. For a while it appeared that an uneasy consensus was emerging on the issue of radioactive waste management, but positions on the...
Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
An introduction to electronics
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to electronics

...technology of the modern world. Increasingly electronics is at the cutting edge of technology, as illustrated in the following video. TIM DRYSDALE Electronics has come a long way in seven decades. Even more importantly, it’s helped the world develop at a pace that is unprecedented in human history. BERNIE CLARK Ray Kurzweil estimates the next 100 years will bring a rate...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs