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Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future
Nature & Environment

Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future

...out some examples of TEK manifestations in BBC Human Planet Gallery. In conclusion, TEK provides lessons for environmental management that it is important to learn from. So making environmental management more effective could go hand in hand with making it more inclusive by valuing the perspectives that may be seen as the margins of ‘modern’ scientific knowledge ....
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Article 10 mins
Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...out. 4. Build belonging and confidence A sense of belonging plays a powerful role in academic success. Students who feel ‘out of place’ may hesitate to engage, ask questions or share personal perspectives. Practical approaches include: Encourage respectful discussion of different perspectives in tutorials. Avoid using terms such as ‘BAME’ in learning spaces....
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Is America better than this?
Society, Politics & Law

Is America better than this?

...out of a total 100. It’s hard to overstate the significance of Warnock’s election. It’s hard to overstate the historic whiteness of the Senate. [A photograph of Donald Trump] Donald Trump at a rally But by that Wednesday evening, Warnock’s momentous victory in Georgia was overshadowed by the insurgent attack on the Capitol building by supporters of Donald Trump,...
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Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...out of date, how far do you agree that: the purpose of education is to pass on the culture of a society to the young? education developed in one era or culture can be exported to another? Participating in this course This course has been designed to offer different ways for you to participate and engage with the ideas and information we offer. These include written texts,...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 1 Brexit as symptom: understanding the political geography of the vote: Introduction - A referendum on the UK’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis
Society, Politics & Law

Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis

...out of the eurozone, redenominate Greek bank deposits in a currency that was not even ready, and even ban the use of euros in Greece. These threats, independently of whether they were credible or not, did untold damage to the European Union’s image as a community of nations and drove a wedge through the axiom of the eurozone’s indivisibility. As you probably have...
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Is science fiction a field in its own right?
History & The Arts

Is science fiction a field in its own right?

...out mutual interaction for at least seven decades: early science fiction research such as the work of J.O. Bailey (Pilgrims through Space and Time, 1947) dates back to the late 1940s, the decade in which Marjorie Hope Nicolson published her seminal work in the as-yet-unnamed field of literature and science (Newton Demands the Muse, 1946). Yet in spite of the...
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Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...out of the sky or are routed in wrong directions – because of failed IT systems. The UK National Health Service (NHS), of the largest organisations in the world, was unable to change as planned – because of failed IT systems. Many more examples, from the private, public and voluntary sectors, may come to your mind. But what exactly do we mean by success or failure in...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs