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Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...projects have taken him from Arabia to Zambia, making shows for broadcasters on both sides of the Atlantic. He has been a key member of the team that produces the global hit show River Monsters, creating memorable feature length episodes. Not convinced that wildlife television works as hard as it could to engage a contemporary audience he is currently series producing...
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Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...Introduction - In this free course, Applying social work law with children and families, you will be introduced to the law as it applies to social work with children and families in the United Kingdom. You will learn about varying definitions of childhood and family and then explore underpinning principles for the law relating to child rights and parental
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...introduction to the relationship between language and creativity, to the roles that linguistic creativity plays in culture and society, and to the different approaches to its study...This free course is an introduction to the relationship between language and creativity, to the roles that linguistic creativity plays in culture and society, and to the different approaches...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...Introduction - This week you will learn how to ask for directions to key places in French-speaking towns. You will also practise basic questions in French and revise prepositions of location. [Described image] This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course LGXF003 - Beginners French 3: absolument!...Week 1: Pour aller au musée, s’il vous...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty
Money & Business

Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty

...Introduction - This course is concerned with using decision trees to simplify and formulate business decisions, typically using financial information. As decisions affect the future well-being of an organisation, they almost always rely on some form of forecast information. In this course, you will consider the subject of uncertainty in a financial context and meet a few...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...Introduction - This free course, Assessment in secondary geography, is designed for people who are learning to be a teacher, are in their first few years of teaching, or who are working in an educational setting. It will explore some of the key issues around assessing geography in secondary schools to help you to reflect upon and develop your assessment practice as a...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?
Society, Politics & Law

Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?

...prevented famine. But thinking about phosphorus as a human right does highlight that the right to food cannot be enforced by simply mandating access to an end product. It will also necessitate developing agricultural systems that are managed in a way that is both equitable and sustainable. This article was originally published by SciDevNet in 2014 under a CC-BY licence...
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Using data visualisation to track climate change
Nature & Environment

Using data visualisation to track climate change

...management.” The team focused on the climate action plans until 2030. The tool allows users to toggle between 163 intended and actual climate plans, thus noting any changes in the two documents for a particular country. Nicholas Ozor, executive director of the Kenya-based African Technology Policy Studies Network, tells SciDev.Net that the tool could improve...
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