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Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...sang to her and definitely seemed to find lullabies soothing. She loved being carried around so she could see what was going on, and seemed to hate being on her own when she was awake. Figure 2: Ryan playing the violin Discussion Between them, the Family seems to have noticed many areas of Mia's abilities. They observed her expressing a range of emotions, although they...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...double-layed togas draped across the front of their bodies in a ‘U’ shape and small hats consisting of a disc with a spike on top. Next are various figures (males, females and children) who represent members of Augustus’ family. The first is a figure labelled ‘3’ who is wearing an imperial toga with the back of it pulled up over his head. Figure ‘4’ is a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...double press a key when working at speed on a calculator. Often it is useful to have both an underestimate and an overestimate. Example 11 Look back at Example 9, which gave an incorrect answer. How could you have spotted this without doing the whole calculation? Answer First do an overestimate, then an underestimate, per person. In an overestimate, ignore the float and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...et al., 2004). As you begin to delve further into the study of criminology, it will become clearer that what a society defines as ‘crime’ always needs careful scrutiny and questioning. What the criminal law narrowly focuses on does not always cover the most dangerous harms in society, and some actions deemed to be criminal change over time and place. Likewise, the way...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...et al. (2006) point out that ‘These beliefs are basic in the sense that they must be accepted simply on faith (however well argued); there is no way of establishing truthfulness’ (p. 54)...Exploring educational leadership: 4 Agency - Agency is a concept that has long dominated Western thought in sociology, economics, philosophy and psychology. The agency of...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...et al., 1999). It is often said that the mood or confidence of the people of Wales, and Wales as a nation, rises and falls with the fortunes of the national rugby team. Perhaps remarkably, it is not the case that large numbers of people play, or even watch, rugby in Wales – except when the national squad is playing (especially in the Six Nations championship). Rugby...
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Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...et impera – divide and rule. However this covered the idea that it was easier to rule over groups in conflict with each other. How can we cope with tricky problems or situations where there is just too much information? The main technique for dealing with such messy situations is decomposition. We can decompose a problem into smaller and smaller parts or chunks until...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...double portrait, now known as Mr & Mrs Ralph Izard (Alice Delancey), of the successful merchant Ralph Izard and his wife while they were on the Grand Tour together (Figure 10). It is thought to be the work Copley exhibited at London’s Royal Academy in 1776 when it was called A Conversation. [This painting shows a couple sitting on either side of an ornate table: a young...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs