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FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality
Science, Maths & Technology

FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality

...world, to progress to higher education studies or discover and pursue their interests (Thapa, 2015; Mottaleb et al., 2019). The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns further exacerbated the discrepancy between private and public school children due to the requirement of online learning platforms unavailable to CG schools and students (Dawadi et al., 2020; Devkota, 2021). Hence,...
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Studying Darwin
Nature & Environment

Studying Darwin

...world and mammals, birds, lizards and amphibians that survive there. It splits these animals into three groups according to their strategy for survival: evaders, evaporators and endurers, then discusses how these strategies work on a biochemical and physiological level. Hibernation and torpor Hibernation is an ingenious adaptation that some animals employ to survive...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...world, and with it, education entered a new era. The 1986 Compulsory Education Law of the Peoples Republic of China was a major initiative, aiming to decentralise control of education and enrol the millions of children not attending school at that time. These children included those in rural areas, girls, and those from minority ethnic groups. The Act guaranteed the right...
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28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well
OpenLearn Ireland

28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well

...world want to see the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. Notwithstanding these difficulties our decisions have been taken to advance our republican and democratic objectives, including our goal of a united Ireland. We believe there is now an alternative way to achieve this and to end British rule in our country. It is the responsibility of all Volunteers to...
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Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...world where technology is always at our fingertips free apps such as Trello and Remember the Milk, or paid apps such as Evernote, can aid the management of our to-do lists and prioritise tasks. A combination of a To-Do list and considering the impact of each task can enhance your time management skills a step further by creating a: Action Priority Matrix. Try scoring each...
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Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...world from these people’s points of view; that only then will it be possible to understand what they were intending to do and why, how their actions fit into, and perhaps follow from, what they take to be the reality of their situation, their sense of identity and of past life. What is assumed here is a world in which people have complex inner perspectives that must be...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...World Health Organisation wants rabies eradicated from Asia in the next five years. They've got an uphill struggle, reports Mary-Rose Abraham...A pile of puppies cower under a parked car. The men grab one, but two escape down the street, forcing them to give chase. Five scrappy adult shorthairs – of an indiscriminate breed commonly known as an ‘Indian dog’ –...
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Human use of animals
History & The Arts

Human use of animals

...world, sparked the birth of the animal rights movement. Discover his take on the human use of animals...In 1975, Animal Liberation was published: in hindsight, a seminal work of philosophy, marking the birth of the modern animal rights movement – though its author spoke not of rights per se, but, as a utilitarian, in terms, put crudely, of maximising interests or...
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