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Hope in a changing climate
Nature & Environment

Hope in a changing climate

...Open University academics Joe Smith and Vince Gauci introduce this three part film ‘Hope in a Changing Climate’ which focuses on restoration projects in China, Ethiopia and Rwanda. Local villagers work together to rebuild the ecosystem which in turn has restored their environment. By changing their farming practices and re-vegetating these barren lands farmers are...
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Audio 56 mins
Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Education & Development

Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. ‘So how can we create assessment tasks for language learners in times of digital machine translation tools…’ Karina von Lindeiner-Stráský is leading a research team at The Open University, exploring the use of machine translation tools in language learning, teaching, and assessment. The team's research has...
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Article 5 mins
Energy resources: solar energy
Nature & Environment

Energy resources: solar energy

...sources other than fossil and nuclear fuels is to a large extent free of the concerns about environmental effects and renewability that characterize those two sources. Each alternative source supplies energy continually, whether or not we use it, and most have their origins in energy generated outside the Earth, yet the potential of each is limited by its total supply set...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...
Nature & Environment

Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...

...Open University...If you ask someone what the weather will be like tomorrow, they will first look out of the window. That is because tomorrow’s weather is highly dependent on today’s weather, despite all the complexities of the moving air masses in the atmosphere. The air moves faster than ice sheets, therefore, it is easy to imagine that the current state of an ice...
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Article 10 mins
What is Blockchain?
Digital & Computing

What is Blockchain?

...open. In addition to the source code being openly available, a key feature of blockchains is that in principle every user has their own copy of the entire blockchain. In fact, there is no central or master copy, simply the multiple copies held by the volunteers in the user community. Volunteers are rewarded for their effort through a number of algorithmic processes that...
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Article 5 mins
Living in a globalised world
Society, Politics & Law

Living in a globalised world

...Open University course DD205 Living in a globalised world... Living in a globalised world A short introduction to this album. Where worlds meet An insight into Mexican-American border control. A divided people A Mexican tribal leader talks about how the border has physically divided his tribe. Borders do move An insight into how the Mexican border with America has shifted...
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Audio 1 hr 26 mins
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...Open access databases offering academic material JSTOR contains ample secondary source material, as we’ve seen, but it is limited to scholarly journals and a few book chapters. To widen the search still further, there are several open access databases that offer academic material that might be suitable for students’ use in their coursework. It is likely that each of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...sources of microplastics, their journey to our plates, and what we can do to reduce the risks is essential for tackling this pressing issue...Find out more about The Open University's Environment qualifications. Microplastics are small - less than 5 millimetres in size - plastic particles that come from various sources. They can either be intentionally manufactured, known...
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Article 10 mins