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Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

...communicate it effectively, which can help the respondent identify possible weaknesses in their own understanding of a topic if they struggle to articulate it well. Inquiries also identify some key vocabulary or terms that can be used to inform further independent research. Responses submitted as part of the call for evidence are often published on inquiry websites,...
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Article 10 mins
Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Education & Development

Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments

...communication but what concerns do they raise among language teachers when they’re used in assessments? This article examines the issues involved...This content is associated with The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. ‘So how can we create assessment tasks for language learners in times of digital machine translation tools…’ Karina von...
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Article 5 mins
Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...communications, empowering workers to raise and resolve grievances. In South India, we are working to address a number of workers’ rights issues in the spinning mills and garment factories. Our objective is to contribute to the elimination of exploitative practices in the textile industry in Tamil Nadu by implementing a replicable model that promotes ethical...
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Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...communication, which is the focus of the next activity. Activity 2 List what you think students told us they need their tutors to be. To start you off here are three examples: encouraging, personable, patient. Can you suggest five more? Discussion Other responses from students said that they wanted their tutors to be accommodating, understanding, reassuring, supportive,...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...community organisations. You will start to examine what voluntary organisations do and how they contribute to well-being, meeting the needs of different groups and communities (and the environment) by providing services and campaigning for change. You will also explore how the voluntary sector differs from the private and public sectors, and whether it is distinctive or...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview
Society, Politics & Law

Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview

...communications data is so essential to their operations, Binney has a simple answer - power, control and money. Eric King puts to him that the military industrial complex is perhaps not so well established in the UK as the US, so it seems reasonable to ask why GCHQ would be so insistent about the importance of their continuance of bulk communications data collection and...
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Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Italian: food and drink

...la cassa) first and say what you want. You pay and are given a receipt (uno scontrino), which you then give to the person serving, repeating your order. In fact there is often a sign (un cartello) telling you to go the cash desk first, pay the cashier (il cassiere / la cassiera) and get a till receipt. The sign might say something like Si prega di fare lo scontrino alla...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...communities...It is widely recognised that supporting children to become capable and engaged readers plays an important role in their future success. Reading empowers; it facilitates education and employment, and it enriches one’s personal life and growth. Learning to read is therefore a key goal of primary or elementary education, and high-quality literacy instruction...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs