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Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...Community as curriculm and open learning’, Dave’s Educational Blog, 17 Jun [online]. Available at http://davecormier.com/ edblog/ 2010/ 06/ 17/ community-as-curriculum-and-open-learning/ (accessed 12 September 2017). Weller, M. (2014) ‘What sort of open?’, in Chapter 2 of The Battle for Open, Weller, M. (2014) Battle for Open: How Openness Won and Why it Doesn’t...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...communicate more effectively in everyday life. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to understand the different ways in which we communicate and how to use simple techniques to improve your self confidence in taking part in discussions or writing letters or emails. Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...community and voluntary groups, and political bodies...Leadership has been studied for centuries, although its examination in modern times has largely focused on the work of senior executives in private sector, profit-making organisations. In this free course, you will learn more about leadership in the context of public service provision, by public sector organisations,...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
History & The Arts

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

...community of West Indian writers in London. It should be noted here that this community was at first overwhelmingly male. In the 1950s most West Indian migrants were men; only when they had settled did some bring their families to Britain. Almost inevitably, there is an emphasis on masculine perceptions in The Lonely Londoners. The impact of this on the novel’s gender...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...community. You may well ask: “Why direct action? Long sit-ins, marches and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?” You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Non-violent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...Communication is vital, really, because with an asthma attack there’s – there’s a lot of fear on both sides. There’s a fear in the child, there’s a fear in the parent, and as long as you get clear communication from your healthcare professional it can put you at ease, it can put the child at ease and that, it really is, key. If they can communicate clearly,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Coronavirus: The Lowdown
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: The Lowdown

...COMMUNITY COVID 19 AND YOU What are the symptoms of coronavirus? The main symptoms of coronavirus are: coughing a high temperature difficulty breathing Some people get seriously ill and die from multiple organ failure, but many people infected have very mild symptoms or none at all. What do you do if you think you have coronavirus? You may need to isolate yourself if you...
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Article 10 mins
Verbal fluency
Health, Sports & Psychology

Verbal fluency

...communication. However, being able to produce lots of words very quickly is not a measure of intelligence! Here are some tests to measure your verbal fluency. You will need: a stopwatch, or a watch or clock with a second hand; pencil and paper; ideally, another person to time you and count your word output. Test 1 Speak as many fruit names as you can in 30 seconds. Test 2...
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Article 5 mins