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Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science, Maths & Technology

Science Communication and Public Engagement

...social networking will professional science broadcasting still retain significance in the future? Is there a role in this new digital world for printed journals and other forms of ‘traditional’ media? Dr Richard Holliman leads discussions exploring the history of science broadcasting and looks at whether emerging forms of user-generated content provide new...
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Imperial Rome and Ostia
History & The Arts

Imperial Rome and Ostia

...of the lavish Pantheon Temple. The Baths of Caracalla Roman baths acted as urban social spaces, like the leisure centres of modern world. This video track explains the routine a Roman might go through upon visiting the baths. The dome of the caldarium This video concludes how the Romans were excellent developers of technology, but not necessarily very inventive....
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Audio 57 mins
Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?

...Social conservatives in particular fear that the nation is in moral decline. For example, 63 percent of Republicans oppose the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Conservative pessimism has many other sources as well, including the violent chaos in the Middle East, the chronic nature of illegal immigration, the economic instability caused by...
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OpenLearn Wales
OpenLearn Cymru Wales

OpenLearn Wales

Learning for life, for work, for free. The home of bilingual, free learning in Wales. Ewch i OpenLearn Cymru am gynnwys iaith Gymraeg.
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Making a difference: Youth participation
Education & Development

Making a difference: Youth participation

...work with Changing Faces - a charity that supports young people living with a facial disfigurement and works to tackle appearance-based discrimination. Ellie has been extensively involved with the Diana Award, a scheme which recognises young people who have made a positive difference to their community (http://diana-award.org.uk). Since receiving the award she has also...
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Video 5 mins
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...work and society, Milton Keynes, The Open University. The Open University (2014b) Y032 Unit 4: Social Science: Individuals and Identity, Milton Keynes, The Open University...Week 2: Using ideas and information from your readings in your writing: Acknowledgements - This course was written by Anna Calvi. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see FAQs), this...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Risk management Badge icon
Money & Business

Risk management

...work on time, or trying to take a shortcut, or whatever it might be. Everything has a risk. And generally, we take risks so we can try and maximise or take advantage of some opportunity somewhere. Video 1 What does ‘risk’ mean?...Session 1: Living in a world of risk: 2 The importance of managing risk - Now watch Video 2 from the experts on why risk management is...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...worked through previous courses? Many courses follow a fairly steady pattern of a bit of theory, followed by an example of what the theory means in practice, followed by an exercise where the learner applies what they have just learned to another situation. Do you recognize this pattern? Have you experienced it? Have you experienced variations on this theme? What were...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs