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What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...technologies can and do exist beyond the definitions of the internet. For example, our digital lives and carbon footprint extend to TVs, set-top boxes, printers, portable hard drives, USB cables…yes, USB cables, let’s get on to that… It’s 80/20 again Digital carbon footprints are not all about the carbon created by the energy consumed when we use our phones,...
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Do music lessons help with children's other classes?
Education & Development

Do music lessons help with children's other classes?

...educational performance across the board. But is there really any proof?...Music is one of the most beautiful and powerful creations of humankind, and its powers are well known – making us happy and sad or relaxed and excited. And more generally, music can induce powerful feelings – as Bono the lead singer of the band U2 put it, “music can change the world because...
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The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA) were victorious over their strike against the fire and re-hire attempts by college management. Penny Gower explains what happened...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background The rather long-winded title for our union is Educational Institute of...
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Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...technology. Parent groups have expressed concern for some time about the lack of regulation for porn and how easy it appears to be for their children to be exposed to inappropriate content, which is fuelling the debate. The idea of age checks is hardly new, many of us probably tried to get into a local bar when marginally underage with varying degrees of success,...
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CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...educators and organisations to nurture Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), combining emotional safety, play-based learning, and step-by-step empowerment. This approach not only helps children recover academically but also builds the resilience and self-belief they need to thrive in the face of adversity...Nearly a quarter of a billion school-aged children in crisis need...
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University Ready
Education & Development

University Ready

A collection of resources to help you get started with higher education. Ar gael yn Gymraeg
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Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...technologies are being combined with governance, policy and culture, and how this is producing the groundbreaking future of Milton Keynes. Transcript Hello. My name's Gillian Rose. I'm a professor of cultural geography here in the geography department at the Open University. And I'm currently leading a research project called Smart Cities in the Making, learning from...
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An expert’s take on AI
Digital & Computing

An expert’s take on AI

...technologies and techniques that aim to reproduce the intelligence that we see in animals and people inside machines, particularly computers. Q: How does AI work? A: There’s no single way in which AI works – it’s a range of technologies. The simplest perhaps are expert systems which are rule-based, and you have a whole load of rules which can be thought of as ‘if...
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