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Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?

...studies electrotechnics in Cologne, looks like a pretty normal guy, sporting a black T-shirt with a red alien on the front. And that’s the point: once the realm of piercers and body modifiers, tech implantation is fast becoming the territory of software developers, students and web entrepreneurs. Magnets allow users to sense magnetic or electromagnetic fields; RFID...
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Article 10 mins
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...study in Science...Animals at the extremes: Polar biology: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define and use, or recognise definitions and applications of each of the bold terms outline the special features of the polar regions as a habitat and list some contrasts between the Arctic and the Antarctic describe some effects of daylength...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...skills. You can read more on how to study the course, and about badges, in the next sections. After completing this course, you should be able to: explain what is meant by mental capacity apply your knowledge about mental capacity to different scenarios and outline how to support and/or assess capacity for decision making in each case outline what is involved in a mental...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...study in Sociology...Engendering citizenship: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe social citizenship in relation to rights and obligations within society...Engendering citizenship: 1.1 Engendering citizenship: the notion of social citizenship - Mary Langan talks with Professor Ruth Lister, Professor Fiona Williams, Helen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
International relations: exploring territorial divisions
Society, Politics & Law

International relations: exploring territorial divisions

...study exploring the development of modern Middle East. Before you start, take a moment to note down a state with contested or interesting borders that you want to learn more about. Activity 1 Timing: 20 minutes When thinking about this particular state, consider some of the ways in which its borders might have been formed. Are there some historical events, such as...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...skills and provides some of the knowledge needed to interpret such pictorial sources...Besides being simple mementos, family photographs can offer insights into the past. This free course, Picturing the family, looks at some of the ways photographs can reveal, and sometimes conceal, important information about the past. It teaches the skills and provides some of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...study or for work, often places us in the position of sharing information or conducting activities with people we do not know. Constraining or anticipating the way information is exchanged is problematic in a digital age. Decisions about online privacy and identity are issues that affect everyone, including students using the internet for learning. In this short course,...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...skills in critical reasoning, and offering you an opportunity to contribute to future research priorities...This free course, An introduction to floodplain meadows, explores how these traditional landscapes can deliver a range of nature-based solutions that will improve our environment. The course will help you to learn about this unique environment, increasing your...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs