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OU Call for Volunteers

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Examples of Online Learning, General News, Lifelong Learning, Science And Nature

Centre for Human Ecology graduate Helen Jeans has been running an exciting new project which needs participants! Would you like to get involved?
Helen writes: “The Open University is developing a new Internet site to support collaborative learning called SocialLearn. The pilot version of SocialLearn is focused on climate change as part of the Open University’s Learning to Live with Climate [...]

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One Small Step Closer To A Return To The Moon

January 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, Science And Nature

NASA has announced the names of the researchers who will start the Lunar Science Institute. The seven scientists will head research teams in a number of areas of lunar science, all directed towards making the best use of future lunar exploration. While the engineering work on a new manned spacecraft system is under review, possibly [...]

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