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Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child
Education & Development

Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child

...writing, are not natural for children. Most children have vivid imaginations and acting out their thoughts and feelings through imaginative play is very natural for them. They call it playing! What is the point of this game? You may have heard about experts using play as a therapy with children, but in fact there is no great mystery to this activity. It can be a fun way...
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Ten tips for students starting university
Education & Development

Ten tips for students starting university

...write a CV 9: Avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism [Student looking stressed] Dealing with a lengthy assignment during a hectic part of your life can be tough. Developing good academic practice is essential - our interactive drama 'All my own work' sheds more light on the subject... All my own work 10: Enjoy yourself, but be aware of the impact of alcohol [Three young men...
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Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...write very big or very small numbers. You'll also cover units of measurement, like kilogrammes, metres, and litres, and how they came about. This week starts with a video about bottled water consumption. It's a short, documentary-style video from the Open University, which uses numbers in a similar way to news programmes and other documentaries. I hope you'll enjoy the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...writing” history, our own identity and ideas from our own society are brought to bear. So issues of presentation and interpretation of the evidence are crucial to our investigation of culture, identity and power in the Roman Empire. Introducing the Roman World Discussion The answer to the first of these questions is that Rome saw its role as an imperial power with a...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...writing this functional group it is often abbreviated to —COOH or —CO2H. Some people refer to it as a ‘coo’ (rhymes with blue) group in conversation...Pain and aspirin: 4.2 The functional group approach - It is the classification of functional groups that simplifies the study of organic chemistry (the chemistry of compounds that contain carbon). With many...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...write. What helped me? Daily journaling helped me off load during Alan’s illness. Turning my notes into a book helped me navigate my way through grief. I was also lucky enough to have bereavement support from Marie Curie counsellors and the charity Cruse. I carried on writing in my journal after Alan died, but in the form of letters to him. To help me deal with his...
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Life on the wall: Vindolanda
History & The Arts

Life on the wall: Vindolanda

...writing tablets provide brilliant shafts of light on aspects of daily life than would otherwise remain entirely unknown. The names of hundreds of individuals have appeared, ranging from senior commanding officers to private soldiers, from officers’ wives to personal slaves, and from the Governor of Britain’s groom to baths orderlies, brewers, pig keepers, pharmacists...
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Article 10 mins
Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs

...write it down in this journal. Noticing this often also stops it! Reflecting on what is in the journal may help you recognise the most common self-limiting beliefs to work on. The Rubber Band Technique. This method can feel a bit self-conscious at first but is one of the quickest ways to change thinking. Wear a rubber band around your wrist: tight enough to stay on and...
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Article 10 mins