Flatulence, also known as farting or passing wind, is the passing of gas from the digestive system out of the back passage. Flatus is the medical word for gas generated in the intestinal tract.Medical literature describes flatulence as flatus expelled through the anus . Flatulence is commonly a source of laughter or embarrassment. Excessive flatulence can cause enormous discomfort and distress, mainly when there are other people around. Gas may be produced as a by-product of digestion of certain foods, or when foods are not digested completely. 2  Anything that causes food not to be digested completely by the stomach and/or small intestine can cause flatulence when it reaches the large intestine.
In contrast, they describe student-centred learning as focusing on the studentsâ learning and âwhat students do to achieve this, rather than what the teacher doesâ. This definition emphasises the concept of the student âdoingâ. Other authors articulate broader, more comprehensive definitions. Lea et al.
A learning platform is an integrated set of interactive online services that provide teachers, learners, parents and others involved in education with information, tools and resources to support and enhance educational delivery and management. The term learning platform also includes the personal learning environment (PLE) Description from Becta: A learning platform is a framework of tools that work seamlessly together to deliver a student centric learning experience by unifying educational theory & practice, technology and content.