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Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...social scientists, economists and technical experts engaged in research related to climate change. IPCC assessment reports are extremely comprehensive (Figure 2), taking several years to put together. However, they are written in a way that is not very accessible to non-experts. [Figure 2a - This photograph shows a hardcopy of the IPCC Working Group 1 report. This is A4...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...social construction. Yes, we’re born with the bits- all the physical attributes and pieces that dictate our sex, but all that other stuff about how men and women should act, how they should dress, how they should speak, how much space they’re entitled to take up on a train, how they should move in the world, how tough they are, how strong they are, how competitive...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...social science. Describe in words what the graphs in figures 1 and 2 below tell you, and comment on any features of the way that they are drawn, which you think are important. What does rate of change mean? Describe in words the following: y = 24x 2 + 2x - 3 Calculate [Figure 1] Figure 1 [Figure 2] Figure 2 Answer For the purposes of this course the definition used has...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...social factors (Mintz and Du Bois, 2002). These factors add other dimensions to food security. To fulfil these dimensions, emphasis on production alone is not sufficient. In Activity 2, you will get a sense of the diversity of diets, dietary choices and preferences around the world. Activity 2 Dinner plates around the world Timing: Allow around 1 hour This activity asks...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Richard Brock - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Richard Brock - Earth in Vision

...social media, which I don’t understand, but I have a lot of younger, helpful people who do help me, and I could see the way that was reaching people, so to depend just on television, although there were a lot of other channels on television and probably I would think if you look at all the channels that can show wildlife, there’s probably about 10 actually, so...
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Video 30 mins
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...social media. Badges are a great motivation, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course could encourage you to think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is straightforward! Here’s what...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...social science, they would start with a rather short observation piece which is partly description but has to be linked to concepts. Then there are pieces which involve some statistical matter, and I think sometimes for students for whom English isn't their first language, that's an easier piece because describing the statistics is for some reason not quite so complicated...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...social needs of people than around the performance of tasks. Informal groups usually serve to satisfy needs of affiliation, and act as a forum for exploring self-concept as a means of gaining support, and so on. However, these informal groups may also have an important effect on formal work tasks, for example by exerting subtle pressures on group members to conform to a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs