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Boortsog – Bawïrsaq – Боорцог

Often called “Mongolian sugar cookies” or “Mongolian doughnuts” these are a traditional treat with a recipe that varies from village to village, and even family to family. The recipe presented here is based on what my wife makes with her family in Hure Banner with some influence from youtuber Hulan Swapp

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Talking Head Tools

3 Strategies to Prevent ChatGPT Cheating

ChatGPT-3 and other AI tools (e.g. JasperAI) are challenging student honesty and teacher creativity, with many articles highlighting just how powerful it can be as a cheating tool. Even turnitin will struggle to pick up everything. But fear not, here are some strategies to help make sure your assignments are resistant to a quick cut […]

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What’s In The Box- Improving Learner Energy and Engagement

One of the trickier parts of any design sprint is having learners brainstorm on a topic they don’t yet feel confident with. Getting them to come up with ideas or suggestions quickly and in quantities to get a good result is always tricky and tends to get bogged down. This is often exacerbated during ideation […]

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Demonstrations and Activities

Cartesian Divers

What is a Cartesian Diver? A diver sits in a bottle, and with a small squeeze it begins to dive to the bottom of the bottle. Release the squeeze and it floats back to the top. By adjusting how hard you squeeze you can even control the depth. A cartesian diver is a toy and […]

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Index of Free AV Resources for Content Creation

There are numerous free resources available for content creation that can help you to enhance your skills and produce high-quality content. are some resources to help you out. Using “copyright-free” media is a great way to add a creative touch to your projects without worrying about legal implications, and often you’ll get better than what […]

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Improving Student Questions: Like+

As educators, the biggest hurdle to learners developing presentation skills is the fear of being interrogated when it comes time to ask questions. We can help by structuring questions in such a way as to minimise aggressive or confronting questions. Our prefered method is the Like+ model. In this model, questions are structured as either […]

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3D Printing Minis

Arda Miniatures from around the Web

Personally, I’m a fan of the works of Tolkien more than any other writer. Growing up the first book I ever read was The Hobbit and I’ve been absorbed ever since. It’s not to say that the stories are perfect, or that they are without their issues, but the worldbuilding and reality of character motivations […]

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3D Printing Tools

Resins for 3D Printing: Regular, Bio-based and Water Soluble.

Which is best for the environment? One of the biggest hassles with consumer printing is the question of waste. Filament and resin printing technologies both require supports which will inevitably become waste. This issue is exacerbated with resins due to the need for organic solvents to clean up prints, and the lack of recycling options […]

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Talking Head Tools

Design Thinking: a tool for user centered solutions.

Design thinking goes by a few names, but at its core, it is a series of steps to ensure that products and solutions are suitable for their target demographic, and of value to society. Documented by the Stanford school of design, at its core aims to find root causes of problems. By doing this solutions […]

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Science and Superheros with Captain Awesy

Created in 2012 this short-run comic series is aimed at debunking the powers of all your favourite superheroes. They are now available here! What a time to be alive.