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Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...Introduction - Measuring and recording the weather is essential for many reasons: to accumulate an accurate record of the past; to provide a picture of what is happening now and a warning of extreme events; and to give the right starting point for predicting the future, in other words a weather forecast. It is also essential to later check those predictions and to improve...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...Introduction - Additive manufacturing (AM) is a group of manufacturing techniques that rely on the addition of material to form a new component or addition of some material to an existing component. It is a rapidly developing field of processing. Attention-grabbing innovations appear regularly in the media and there is a great deal of excitement about the possibilities...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Cynorthwywyr addysgu: Cymorth ar waith
Education & Development

Cynorthwywyr addysgu: Cymorth ar waith

...project, mae Blatchford et al. (2012) yn cyfeirio at ystadegau gan y llywodraeth sy'n dangos bod nifer y swyddi i gynorthwywyr addysgu cyfwerth ag amser llawn ym mhob ysgol brif ffrwd yn Lloegr wedi treblu ers 1997 i gyfanswm o 170,000 yn 2010. Roedd hyn yn cyfateb i 24 y cant o'r gweithlu mewn ysgolion prif ffrwd yn gyffredinol ac, yn fwy penodol, 32 y cant o'r gweithlu...
Ewch â’ch addysgu ar-lein Badge icon
Education & Development

Ewch â’ch addysgu ar-lein

...project led to photo website’, USA Today, 27 Chwefror [Ar-lein]. Ar gael yn www.usatodayeducation.com/k12/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/FlickrofIdea.pdf (Cyrchwyd 26 Mehefin 2018). Kling, R., McKim, G. a King, A. (2003) ‘A bit more to IT: Scholarly communication forums as socio-technical interaction networks’, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...Introduction - The idea that our Solar System may not be unique, and that there might be planets orbiting other stars (or exoplanets), has been around for a long time. Important principles that underpin exoplanet research today were foretold by key discoveries in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In 1783, an unseen companion was presented as an explanation of the...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...Introduction - In this free course, Living psychology: animal minds, you will explore various questions about non-human animal minds, including whether animals have similar mental states to humans, such as emotions and cognitions. You will also consider whether animals may even have an understanding of others’ mental states, such as beliefs, desires, intentions and so...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Language in context
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Language in context

...Introduction - Languages in the 21st century are evolving faster than ever due to the increasing presence of digital communication in our day-to-day lives. In this free course, Una lengua en movimiento, which is taught in Spanish, you will listen to a Spanish linguist’s opinions on the matter, and explore ways in which language can be used in order to tell the same...
Sustainable chemistry
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainable chemistry

...Introduction - This free course will look at how chemists play an increasingly crucial role in ensuring a sustainable future for the planet. By focussing on the large scale production ammonia, one of the most important industrial chemicals, you will look at how chemists are leading the development of new manufacturing processes that use chemicals more efficiently, and in...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs