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Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...education means that every child must receive quality instruction so that they're able to read, write, and count and develop their mental and physical abilities so they can reach their full potential as adults. The right to food means that every child must have enough healthy food so they have strong and healthy bodies. The right to health means that children must be...
Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...educated, with athletes from private schools dominating in rowing and equestrian events (Vasagar, 2012). However, Activity 4 illustrates that research can only tell part of a story and that there will always be exceptions to statistics such as these. Many athletes come from backgrounds in which family resources are limited. This suggests that although environmental...
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...education, social advancement and entertainment, on what was known as the Grand Tour. A central objective was to gain exposure to the cultures of classical antiquity, particularly in Italy. In this free course, you’ll explore some of the different kinds of cultural encounters that fed into the Grand Tour, and will explore the role that they play in our study of Art...
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...education, and there is lousy online distance education. What should our goal be as we all consider opening ourselves up in digital spaces? Quite simply, as it always should have been. It has to be about great teaching. But if those students have never known a world without digital being part of their life, then shame on us if we think we can sit still, put our head in...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
US Election 2016: A last week reading list
Society, Politics & Law

US Election 2016: A last week reading list

...technologies, namely social media, in this way tend to consistently participate more in civic and political activities. Therefore, from a political standpoint at least, feel free to binge-watch another episode or series. Odds are that you’ll still participate politically and probably to a greater extent than others who stream less or simply “watch” the news on...
The Industrial Revolution and Time
History & The Arts

The Industrial Revolution and Time

...technological innovations that shaped the design and production of Yankee clocks led, eventually, to the millions of watches annually produced by the great firms of Waltham, Elgin, Hamilton and Waterbury. The latter’s price prompted the immortal advertising slogan “The watch that made the dollar famous”. The Industrial Revolution had not only changed our attitude...
Cyfrifo eich ôl troed carbon
Nature & Environment

Cyfrifo eich ôl troed carbon

...technologies (eg, electric cars), or by changing their current consumption patterns (eg, by eating less meat). 2021 Progress Report to Parliament, Pwyllgor y DU ar Newid Hinsawdd, t.97 Ond dim ond pe bai'r rhan fwyaf o bobl yn lleihau eu holion troed yn sylweddol, yn hytrach na lleiafrif o ‘bobl wyrdd’, y byddai lleihad o'r fath yn digwydd. Ond nid yw diffyg...
Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview
Education & Development

Writing your proposal and preparing for your interview

...technology affect learners in schools’ is not well defined or clear enough. These decisions may change once you are engaged in your research, but at the proposal stage you will need to outline a plan of research that is new, coherent and manageable. The Introduction: The first part of your proposal might start by introducing the broad context to the discipline and...