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Vanessa Berlowitz - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Vanessa Berlowitz - Earth in Vision

...community throughout my career as a natural history filmmaker; we justly simply can’t access the stories that we need to in order to stay at the forefront of what’s relevant and what’s exciting for viewers to see. And actually this is something that I’ve found, the really wonderful part of my job is that I can access people working at the front line, and in doing...
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Video 30 mins
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...communication between people, and helps them to [interact with] others” – social mediation, to use the technical term. As Shibata points out, “PARO has many of the same effects as animal therapy. But some hospitals do not allow animals because of a lack of facilities or the difficulties of managing pets.” Not to mention worries over hygiene and disease. Much of...
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Video 15 mins
History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...community, a sanctuary. Here we have an example of the novel being read aloud communally, as part of an annual cycle of readings – thus bringing into question assumptions that novel-reading was always something done silently and alone. But the impact of such a communal activity could evidently be as powerful and memorable as any individual reading experience...History...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...communities maintain their distinctive identities? On the northern edge of empire was Britain. Before it was finally conquered by Claudius, the Romans saw Britain as barbaric, exotic even - a place to conquer and civilise. Roman Britain offers the chance to observe the dynamics of a frontier zone and the reactions of local communities to invasion, by a Roman army bringing...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Information security
Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

...community throughout the UK and selectively elsewhere, and serving an increasingly mobile population open to methods – using and developing the most effective media and technologies for learning, teaching and assessment while attaching central importance to the personal academic support given to students; and working collaboratively with others to extend and enrich...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...communication for different audiences, attending events and building a media profile. Which of these you find interesting will depend on your skills and interests. For example, communicating clearly to different audiences can be interesting, as you need to think about how best to communicate the message you want to give using plain English and relatable examples. As Anvar...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...La Rue and Neil Henfrey of Boots, now a brand for the international pharmacist Alliance Boots a banking risk management specialist – Hor Chan Head of the Department for Accounting and Finance at the Open University Business School – Martin Upton. It examines the financial risks that organisations are exposed to and how they are addressed by management. The audio...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Raymond Williams a Leonardo Sciascia: Cofio bywydau a gwaddolion
Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams a Leonardo Sciascia: Cofio bywydau a gwaddolion

...La Parrocchie de Regalpetra (a gyhoeddwyd yn Saesneg dan yr enw Salt in the Wound) yn seiliedig ar ei brofiad o weithio fel athro ysgol yn ei dref enedigol. Roedd ei ddisgrifiadau o dlodi, ffasgiaeth a llygredigaeth yn yr Eglwys a neuadd y dref yn seiliedig ar ddigwyddiadau go iawn, a byddent yn ffurfio themâu pwysig yn ei weithiau diweddarach. Addysg oedd yn llywio...
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Article 10 mins