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A global dimension to science education in schools
Education & Development

A global dimension to science education in schools

...study in Education, Childhood & Youth...A global dimension to science education in schools: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand why the global dimension in science is so important understand what contributions have been made to science by ‘non-Western’ scientists deliver the curriculum so as to bring global science to life...
Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...study that follows the development of a drug for the treatment of high blood pressure. It is a particularly good example of the application of organic chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry, and illustrates the scientific processes that are involved in the development of any new drug...The search for new medicinal products is one of the major driving forces behind the...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Concepts and theories in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Concepts and theories in international relations

...study of International Relations? And what are the key features of each theory? Through a series of narrated mind maps and activities you will be introduced to the purpose and features of concepts and theories in the study of International Relations...What role do concepts and theories play in the study of International Relations? And what are the key features of each...
Extinctions at World Heritage Sites aren't just environmental disasters
Nature & Environment

Extinctions at World Heritage Sites aren't just environmental disasters

...studied as it is in Africa or Asia. In 2016, WWF reported that biodiversity declined 60 per cent on average between 1970 and 2012, and that illegal trade was one of the main engines of species loss. The new report, published in April, warns that if this trend continues, a new wave of extinctions will begin, especially since many of these World Heritage Sites are shelters...
Now live: Could we control our climate?
Science, Maths & Technology

Now live: Could we control our climate?

...study in this course: How would you design the perfect climate? How could we control Earth’s climate? How would we predict the consequences of our actions, or even know if they were working as we expected? How would different countries collaborate or compete? What would we as a society be trying to preserve – and what would we be willing to risk? To answer these...
Open Education Week
Education & Development

Open Education Week

...studied at any time... Open Research Becoming an Open Educator The Digital Scholar Learning to (Re)Use Open Educational Resources OER Hub - Researcher Pack As an open research project the OER Hub is committed to sharing its research instruments. During the first phase of the project they released a range of our openly licensed tools. In December 2016 they launched an...
Spray diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Spray diagrams

...study... Diagram guidelines Purpose Tony Buzan originally developed spray diagrams in 1974 together with mind maps, which look similar (Buzan, 1974). Spray diagrams are a simple, fast technique for extracting the important ideas from a situation, conversation, presentation or written article and getting them down on paper in a way that is meaningful to you. A spray...
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Alzheimer's disease?

...studied the brain tissue of a woman with dementia and discovered that it was affected by abnormal ‘plaques and tangles’. The ‘amyloid plaques’, and ‘neurofibrillary tangles’, consist of a build up of different types of protein. They block the transport of vital nutrients to the brain cells so neurons (nerves) become damaged and can no longer transmit messages...