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Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...public speaking skills - for school, work, or simply for fun - and does not require any previous experience of studying this subject....Week 1: Getting started: Introduction - Welcome to Talk the talk. This course will provide you with the language and strategies to deliver talks with a difference. It will boost your confidence and turn public speaking into a valuable...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...public water supply outline how sewage may be treated before discharge to the environment...Understanding water quality: 1 Natural waters - Rainwater, seawater and river water (Figure 2) and groundwaters (Figure 3) generally have very different chemical compositions and differ widely in their concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS). Average TDS values are: 7mg l-1...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...public sector challenges’ (OECD, 2017) says about change: ‘Complexity and uncertainty are now the norm—they are contexts—not just risks. The world seems to operate by a new set of rules that are difficult to observe directly… called… the VUCA1 world, which originally described the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity left behind by the end of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris
Languages

Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris

...publics ; des expositions temporaires qui font le lien entre science et technologie ; l’impact de la Cité sur le quartier. Figure 3...Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris: Activité 2 - Afin de mieux préparer votre étude de la vidéo, vous allez écouter des clips audio qui vous donneront une idée de la diversité des expositions permanentes organisées...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...health agenda'. There are almost as many perspectives on the environment as there are on political parties. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment & Development...Sustainable Scotland: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the terms ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’ follow...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Rio 2016: Aisuluu Tynybekova - not quite a medalist; still a national hero
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Aisuluu Tynybekova - not quite a medalist; still a national hero

...public figures to criticize Tynybekova. He claimed that she “gave victory away” in her duel with Malik, a comment that caused anger on social media. After the shock of the Artykov doping scandal, many fans are now actually thanking Tynybekova for taking the longer, more honest route to a podium finish, notwithstanding the pain of just missing out this time around....
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Article 5 mins
What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?

...Gastromotiva plans to build on its success by launching a paid lunch service. The profits will help offset the cost of providing free dinners for the hungry at night. There are also plans to try out the RefettoRio idea in Montreal, Los Angeles and New York. This article was originally published by Public Radio International and Global Voices under a CC-BY licence...
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Article 5 mins
Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...public money” in approving a €400 million payout of taxpayers’ money to controversial French businessman Bernard Tapie, acting against the advice of experts. Within hours of the court’s decision, the IMF executive board convened a special meeting which gave Lagarde its full support. And on 1 January its was revealed that the president of the European commission,...
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Article 5 mins