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Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...Introduction - This free course, Teaching secondary science, is aimed at new teachers who are in training or embarking on their teaching career and working in school. It sets out to explore some of the key issues around teaching science in secondary schools. Engaging with these issues and debates will help you to reflect upon and develop your practice as a science...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...Introduction - In this , we describe the theory of evolution by natural selection as proposed by Charles Darwin in his book, first published in 1859, On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. We will look at natural selection as Darwin did, taking inheritance for granted, but ignoring the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Tory Trades Unionism: 19th Century Style
History & The Arts

Tory Trades Unionism: 19th Century Style

...managed to cost the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, his seat in Parliament. The Northern Echo of July 16th, 1895, reports: [Geoffrey Drage, MP] Geoffrey Drage in the year he entered parliament The loss of Sir William Harcourt at Derby will not be an unmixed joy to the Conservatives all round. The result has a special interest in Bishop...
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Article 5 mins
Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...managed to a large extent to remain strong and united despite all these differences.” Ahmed Hussen says the Canadian-Somali community brings with it certain natural strengths. “There's a very rich history way back from Somalia of entrepreneurship, a willingness to take business risks in places that have been written off. They've brought this to Canada as well.”...
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Article 5 mins
Business Bursts: Branding
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Branding

...Management A product if you like is, if you could imagine such a thing, is just a sort of a basic functional thing that you buy to do something. So it might be a pair of shoes because you need to go for a walk, or it might be a car because you need to get from A to B in a slightly more sophisticated way. And what branding does is it imbues that basic product with a set of...
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Video 5 mins
How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead
Money & Business

How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead

...management and resilience Digital and information literacy Numeracy Global citizenship Commercial and sector awareness You can search the hub by any of these themes, making it super easy to find what you need to strengthen specific areas or explore new ones. 3. A wide range of resource types Whether you prefer bite-sized articles, short activities, free courses, or video...
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Article 5 mins
Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?

...manager, just one bad game away from his own version of a Brexit. Attention has switched to the substitutes’ bench, where the aspirants are well prepared. Knowing that Boris Johnson is bound to be chosen on the grounds of personality, his rivals have resorted to the unfamiliar tactic of delivering policy-rich pitches. If anything, this promises to make the contest (when...
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Article 5 mins
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering

...management. Cooperatives, for instance, a potentially exciting alternative to established corporate financial structures. They emphasize shared ownership, job security, long term investment, sustainability and social justice. Tellingly, the techniques of financial engineering can be repurposed possibly to assist and strengthen such cooperatives. Race Mathews investigates...
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Article 5 mins