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An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...researchers who are studying what do we know about how people learn. The software engineers who are looking at what are the affordances of the technology, the human computer interaction experts who look at the interface between humans and computers, and the domain experts, the faculty who teach statistics, chemistry, philosophy. This is not just about online courseware....
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company
History & The Arts

Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company

...centre with the caption 'The Madras Tyrant or the Director of Directors' above it. ] Etching satirizing Robert Clive, 1772 National Army Museum Collection Why is there a statue celebrating Robert Clive outside the Foreign Office? It was not Robert Clive’s contemporaries, or the Victorians, who erected the statue in London. Indeed, Victorian governments were embarrassed...
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Article 20 mins
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...research. There is no right answer to this activity. In real research, the true answer isn’t always known. The key to estimating the true answer is statistics: the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of numerical data. Scientists use a variety of statistical techniques to analyse data and estimate their uncertainty about the results. The point is, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...Research Centre at Ispra, Italy, has produced PVGIS (PV Geographical Information System), an online tool giving solar radiation data and estimated PV outputs for Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. Users can input the geographic location, type of module, its power rating, array orientation etc., and the software will calculate the expected monthly and annual energy yield...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?

...children’s clothing. The negotiation was final and, crucially, did not include sanitary products. Sanitary products were charged at the standard rate in the UK until the 2000 budget at which point the VAT rate on sanitary products was reduced to 5%. The essential legal instrument regulating VAT application across the EU contains three provisions relevant to the tampon...
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Article 5 mins
Referendum Rhetoric: keeping a-hold of nurse or leaping into the dark?
Society, Politics & Law

Referendum Rhetoric: keeping a-hold of nurse or leaping into the dark?

...children, Jim, the little boy who let go of nurse’s hand, did indeed experience something worse: he was eaten by a lion. Instead of pointing that out, the Prime Minister David Cameron said that a vote to leave the EU would be ‘a leap in the dark’: ‘Our current access to the single market would cease immediately after two years were up; our current trade agreements...
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Article 10 mins
A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...Children no longer play in Irish during playtime at school; our host families have reduced from twelve families to four and the English language is spoken daily by over 90% of the population. Oideas Gael is a strong force in the area, both economically and socially but, all in all, it is clear that reversing language decline is a particularly difficult challenge once the...
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Video 5 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary

...csiga Kakaós csiga is a popular pastry available in every Hungarian bakery, but it’s even more delicious home-baked. It’s filled with cocoa and twisted around in the shape of a snail's shell before baking, making it many children’s favourite. Kakaós csiga was invented by a Hungarian confectioner in 1908, to celebrate his 33rd birthday! Image: © Gergely Király...
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Activity 10 mins