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Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...simple: warm air rises and cold air sinks. How does this principle affect the atmosphere and flow of water in practical terms? Starting with an iconic environmental icon, the polar bear, you will learn how global flows of water, heat and pollution are affecting the Arctic region and changing our world...What affects the atmospheric and ocean flows? This free course,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...simple practical problem. If we exist in a system full of complex, contradictory values, creating exclusionary experiences and we see inclusive education as the means to transform that system, how do we work through that system to create greater inclusion? In the next section you will explore further the complexity that practitioners are faced with and the nature of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...simple situation or a highly complex one. A case study can be based on fact or it can be fictional, i.e. completely invented. Words: 0 Answer All the comments are true. Case studies are designed to teach you something about business and they include a wide range of formats. They can be based on real business situations or invented. Case studies are used in business and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...simple 'yes' or 'no', and the items could be found in numerous places. Table 1 LIBRARIES DATABASES INTERNET BOOKSELLERS THE MEDIA Books Journal articles References to chapters in books or journals Daily news Words: 0 Answer Table 1 LIBRARIES DATABASES INTERNET BOOKSELLERS THE MEDIA Books Yes, and also in booksellers and maybe on the internet No Possibly but usually not....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...simple battle of good versus evil. Aeneas is in many ways an exemplar of pietas. He loves and respects his father Anchises, and is a devoted father to his young son Ascanius. Activity 2 As Aeneas flees Troy in Book 2, Virgil describes him carrying his elderly father on his back while leading his son by the hand. Read Aeneas’ speech below, in which he gives instructions...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...coded racialized appeals to gain white votes. The large proportion of whites that now identify as Republican attests to the strategy’s resounding success. Its continued influence was evident on the stage in Cleveland Thursday. Despite the fact that Fox’s Facebook monitoring showed that “racial issues” were the top source of conversation among Facebook users this...
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Article 5 mins
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...code] link to our other research here Forgotten families | OpenLearn - Open University and our report here: Open Research Online [Children's Research Centre Logo with school children in the background] [YSS Making it happen! logo] References Berry, M., Philo, G., Tiripelli, G., Docherty, S. & Macpherson, C. (2012) ‘Media coverage and public understanding of sentencing...
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Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO
Education & Development

Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO

...coding and data analysis to tackle real-world challenges, structured debates on AI ethics or digital rights, and workshops or hackathons on topics like cybersecurity and data justice. For example, in projects like ‘Energy Savers’ (SDG 7) or ‘Eco-Phone’ (SDG 12), students explore the environmental and ethical costs of smartphones, examining production chains, AI,...
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