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Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...Introduction - What does ‘digital humanities’ mean? What is the difference between ‘digitised’ and ‘born-digital’ data? And what do we mean by ‘metadata’? During this week, you will become familiar with the fundamental terms of digital research. You will learn about the history of digital humanities, discover how physical objects can be made readable by...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...Introduction - Making the decision to become a teacher can be a life-changing moment for many people. For some, they will have known for a long time that this was the career they wished to follow. For others, it may be a rather more dramatic change of direction. What may not be apparent at that early stage, is the challenge of choosing a route into teaching from the...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
myf.cymru – Mental health through the medium of Welsh
Education & Development

myf.cymru – Mental health through the medium of Welsh

...project focuses on raising awareness, reducing stigma, and encouraging open conversations about mental health through the medium of Welsh. On the site you will find a wide range of materials, including a Mental Health A–Z guide, the Hwb Myf section with student-created wellbeing content, and a Video Hub featuring fitness sessions, podcasts, and personal stories. Explore...
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Article 5 mins
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...management is a practice with processes, methods and tools for managing risks in a project, activity or event. It provides a disciplined environment for decision making to: assess continuously what could go wrong (identify risks) determine which risks are important to deal with implement strategies to deal with those risks. At this point it is important to note that while...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Im Gespräch mit Jannis Androutsopoulos
Languages

Im Gespräch mit Jannis Androutsopoulos

...and German at Hamburg University talks about his research projects and focus, including multilingual networks in social media, how written communication is changing in the younger generation and the field of digital journalism, in particular how journalists nowadays interact with media users. This recording is in German, suitable for learners at CEFR Level B2 or above....
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Video 30 mins
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...Introduction - This free course, Teaching secondary geography, is designed for people who are learning to be a teacher, are in their first few years of teaching, or who are working in an educational setting. It identifies and explores some of the key issues around teaching geography in secondary schools. Engaging with these issues and debates will help you to reflect upon...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Solon upsets the wealthy Croesus
History & The Arts

Solon upsets the wealthy Croesus

...project partners' resources' for guidance on using the HestiaVis map and texts. Now use the ORBIS platform at Stanford to explore the time and cost of a journey from Athens to Egypt (Aegyptus), stopping in Cyprus, and on to Sardis. Although this project provides a model of the Roman world, the results are compatible with the earlier period. Compare your results with a...
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Activity 5 mins
A global dimension to science education in schools
Education & Development

A global dimension to science education in schools

...Introduction - There are many compelling reasons for introducing a global dimension in science education. This unit, aimed at teachers in secondary schools explores why the global dimension in science education is so important and how you might incorporate it in your lessons. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Education, Childhood & Youth...A...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs