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The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...research suggests that the intriguing Antikythera mechanism (a complex clockwork device from the 2nd century BCE that has baffled archaeologists for over a century) may have originally been used partly as an Olympiad calendar. [Worlds earliest computer] Figure 2 The Antikythera mechanism, dubbed the world’s earliest computer, was found by sponge divers in 1901 at the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...researching practice and analysing real situations can lead to change and improvement. The course considers some key issues and concepts in educational leadership and, among others, considers the question of what might constitute good practice in educational leadership and how the capacity to lead might be understood and developed. The importance of planning and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...research definitions for ‘system architecture’ and ‘design’ yourself using an internet search engine. Answer A ‘system architecture’ can be defined as the configuration of hardware, network and software components of a computer system which satisfies the requirement for the provision a particular application or service. As with a ‘software architecture’,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Week 1: Threat landscape: Introduction - CORY DOCTOROW Hi, I'm Cory Doctorow, and I'll be your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: Beginners' Welsh

...children. Nac ydy, mae e'n ddi-waith. No, he's unemployed. Ydy hi'n gweithio? Does she work? Ydy, mae hi'n gweithio fel ysgrifenyddes. Yes, she works as a secretary. Nac ydy, mae hi wedi ymddeol. No, she's retired. Ymarfer 90 Answer the questions based on the information in the following pictures. (a) Ydy Siôn yn gweithio fel adeiladwr? (b) Beth mae Catrin yn wneud? (c)...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Defnyddio gwaith gwirfoddol i gamu ymlaen yn y farchnad swyddi
Money & Business

Defnyddio gwaith gwirfoddol i gamu ymlaen yn y farchnad swyddi

...Centre Network Scotland. Gallwch gael rhagor o fanylion ar wefan Gwasanaeth Cyngor Gyrfaoedd y Brifysgol Agored. Rwyf wedi ymddeol ond yn ffit ac yn llawn egni o hyd. A oes unrhyw uchafswm oedran ar gyfer gwirfoddoli? Ateb Nid oes uchafswm oedran ar gyfer y rhan fwyaf o weithgareddau gwirfoddol, ond os hoffech gael manylion am raglenni arbenigol, edrychwch ar RSVP, y...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...children between particular ages go to school (the institution of education or schooling) leaders are elected by popular vote (the institution of democracy) people with insufficient income receive benefits in cash or kind (the institution of welfare) people have a choice as to how and from whom they obtain goods and services (the institution of the market) although not...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...children per woman’ (just what that word “average” actually means we’ll return to later). But why do I assume this? The title talks about a fertility rate, which means the fertility per something. That something is presumably “per woman” (though we do not know if it means “per women who have at least one child” or “calculated over every woman in the...
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Video 45 mins