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Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots
Education & Development

Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots

...system for encoding letters using a 5x5 grid. Polybius square with the modern English alphabet 1 2 3 4 5 1 A B C D E 2 F G H I/J K 3 L M N O P 4 Q R S T U 5 V W X Y Z Jump forward a few millennia to the France of Napoleon Bonaparte who wanted his soldiers to be able to communicate silently and in the dark. This led Captain Charles Barbier de la Serre to develop his...
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Article 10 mins
Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

...system will all narrowly focus on the seemingly isolated event of Bob assaulting John. But let’s think about this scenario with a wider view that seeks to understand this incident as part of a complex web of interacting factors, which eventually lead to what can be seen as a tear in social relationships. That is, this event (Bob assaulting John) can be viewed as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo
Science, Maths & Technology

The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo

...systems, you can find common themes and design goals that Nintendo has been refining for years and that still emerge in the Switch. [The Conversation] The new device consists of a tablet computer that can be used on its own or connected to a larger monitor and accompanied by a handheld controller more like a traditional games console. The two sides of the “Joy-Con”...
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Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...thinking critically and creatively about development’s future on a global scale. You will identify how the four key challenges of conflict, governance, justice, and transformation cut-across all areas of global development. These touch upon all people, yet in different ways. How do we negotiate conflicting interests? How should resources be managed? What can guarantee...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal

...thinking often plaguing investor cultures. Nils Roper defends VW’s “insider system” and its fostering of a more “patient capitalism” in his Open Democracy article “Volkswagen’s insider system isn’t necessarily a bad system”. Nevertheless, this scandal has led many to question whether existing forms of corporate social responsibility are still effective....
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Would you recognise county lines exploitation?
Society, Politics & Law

Would you recognise county lines exploitation?

...think that the criminal law should provide them with a defence? This animation is used as part of one of the units in the W111 Criminal law and the courts module. The W111 module employs a range of multi-media sources and engaging activities to immerse you in key issues and debates relevant to the Criminal Justice System of England and Wales. The module focuses on a range...
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Earth's physical resources: extracting coal and oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: extracting coal and oil

...thinking about it. But, looking at sediment deposits can reveal what type of environments created our coal and oil hundreds of millions of years ago. The five video tracks in this album examine the role of geology in determining the global distribution and availability of these valuable resources. They look at the formation of coal and how to mine it safely, the...
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Audio 25 mins
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...think it is plugged in. Frank Drake: This is the original thing and it was before computers. It’s, this whole thing, in fact at the time of Project Ozma there were no computers. It was all done by eye and ink on paper tapes. Dallas Campbell: So this is the original Project Ozma? This is the consul? Frank Drake: Consul for the telescope control. Project Ozma itself had a...
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Video 30 mins