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Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...article Why don’t we treat all refugees as though they were Ukrainian? offers some insight. For the purposes of this activity, you only need to read the selected text pulled from the opinion piece below. Why don’t we treat all refugees as though they were Ukrainian? But now is the time to clearly call out what human rights groups and independent journalists have for...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Cell signalling
Science, Maths & Technology

Cell signalling

...et al., 1995.) Molecular switches can be a lot more sophisticated than a single on/off function. A protein can be phosphorylated at multiple sites, which may have different effects on its activity. Integrate many different signals such that the signalling outcome is determined by the summation of signalling inputs. Therefore, they behave as specific signal
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...et al., 1985). All the animals had continuous, unrestricted access to forage but, as shown on Figure 3, the Svalbard reindeer ate three times as much food in August as in March. [Figure 3] Figure 3 Seasonal changes in the voluntary food intake (in grams per kg body mass per day) of Norwegian reindeer (blue) and Svalbard reindeer (red) with unrestricted access to food....
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...et insidias Arrius hinsidias, Et tum mirifice sperabat se esse locutum Cum quantum poterat dixerat hinsidias. ‘Arrius used to say hadvantages, when he meant to say advantages, and hambushes when he wanted to say ambushes. He would think that he had spoken splendidly, when he had said hambushes as loud as he could.’ Arrius spoke a variety of Latin which had lost h- at...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...et al., 2004, p. 10) that such assessment becomes assessment for learning. Assess the effectiveness of their teaching. As well as assessing students’ learning, teachers must also assess their own actions. Assessment provides evidence about the effectiveness of the decisions that teachers take, so that they can modify their actions accordingly. Assessing students’...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...significant things should be observed, analysed and explained to others (see Pryke et al., 2003). Of course, there are different ways of thinking about theory itself. For many researchers and thinkers, ‘theory’ is not simply a set of operations and assumptions that are brought to an exterior reality, as if from beyond. Working with theory, couching new theories or modifying received theory are all seen as practices: they ......
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...article/artsy-editorial-10-artists-unpacked-symbolism-four-seasons Summer This film explores how artists have evoked by the heat of summer, with reference to works by such painters as Peter Bruegel, Claude Monet and Georges Seurat. Transcript Hello, I’m Emma Barker, a lecturer in art history at the OU, and this amazing summer we’re having has made me think about how...
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Video 15 mins
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...et al., 1998). As you read the list, consider how a new technology such as electricity or information technology fulfils each criterion. It must have a wide scope for improvement and elaboration. This means that the technology does not appear as a complete and final solution, but as a technology that can be improved through the different opportunities for technological...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs