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Making a difference: Youth participation
Education & Development

Making a difference: Youth participation

...community, research and policy driven projects...Children and young people can choose to participate in a variety of community, research and policy driven projects. Ellie Jones was awarded the Diana Anti-bullying Champion Award in 2010 for her work with Changing Faces - a charity that supports young people living with a facial disfigurement and works to tackle...
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Video 5 mins
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...communities respond to the risks and opportunities of nuclear power? ...[Landscape image of the Stanford Nuclear Power Station, taken in 2005] Stanford Nuclear Power Station Radioactive waste is more than an environmental hazard, it also shapes the culture and politics of the communities that live in the shadow of nuclear power stations. In the first part of a two-part...
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Professional Footballers Association NI Learning Hub
OpenLearn Ireland

Professional Footballers Association NI Learning Hub

...community in NI. This collection of free learning material is designed to support your health and well-being and enhance your career prospects. Courses can be studied at any time and at your own pace and can help you gain new skills and boost your CV. Some courses award a digital badge or certificate on completion. [Logo of the Professional Footballers Association...
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Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...communication makes it sound like a kind of telepathy, and perhaps that is a useful comparison. By using language we are able to ‘read each other's minds’ quite effortlessly. Effortless it may be, but linguistic communication is a magnificent human accomplishment, every bit as peculiar as telepathy but more interesting because it actually occurs. What is it about...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring
Society, Politics & Law

‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring

...communities seeking to understand environmental change at different geographical scales?...Engaging with environmental change requires that societies have the capability to trace out complex issues as these emerge and develop. Environmental change, however, is seldom directly perceptible to human senses. This is one reason why we are increasingly reliant on digital...
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What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...communication”. Talk Factory is very simple and can be used indoors on an interactive whiteboard to support whole class discussion, or on laptops or iPads to support group work. Also, the iOS app can be used outdoors on iPads or iPhones. The Android app can be used on mobile devices running the Android operating system. [A screenshot from the app shows a bar graph with...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to Working with Young People
Education & Development

Introduction to Working with Young People

...community? This album is packed with positive examples of youths who've turned their lives around with the help of youth workers. At Madcap Arts they build self-esteem through making music, and The Factory street project meets young people on their own ground and offers a chance for personal growth through exciting activities and teamwork. The tracks offer views from all...
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Video 1 hr 28 mins
What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...communities that live in some of the most extreme environments on Earth; environments that Michael and his colleagues believe closely resemble early environments on Mars. Using microorganisms isolated from these extreme environments, he performs laboratory-based experiments using conditions that simulate early Mars to investigate how life could have grown on Mars and the...
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