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Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?

...profile of and demand for women’s sport has risen, stark gender inequalities still prevail in terms of investment, sponsorship, media coverage and pay (Farrer & Co, 2019), but also more broadly in society, in terms of participation in grass roots sport. Research shows that although the gender gap is slowly narrowing, women and girls are still significantly less likely...
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Article 15 mins
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...styles that has underpinned the traditional assumption, widespread in the West, of the superiority of Western art over the art of other cultures. Activity 4 The views of G.W.F. Hegel Read through the quotations and then put the substance of Hegel’s reservations about Egyptian art into your own words. The Idea of the Beauty of Art or the Ideal We must ... recall again...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...profile, learning styles and stage of developmental. Consequently, monitoring and assessment this requires consideration of ‘knowledge about language as well as knowledge of language’, and the inclusion of tasks and activities that develop both (Grenfell and Harris, 1999, p. 50). If your approach to teaching a language includes also teaching the pupils how to learn a...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
An introduction to material culture
History & The Arts

An introduction to material culture

...style and/or decorative status? when was it made, and for what purpose? By focusing on the object itself, we are thus being asked to concentrate on the materiality of things, or, in the words of historian Robert Friedel, to appreciate the simple fact that ‘everything is made from something’ and that ‘there are reasons for using particular materials in a thing’...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Citizen science and global biodiversity Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...et al., 2009)...Week 1: What is citizen science?: 3 Who is a citizen scientist? - Participants in citizen science – i.e. citizen scientists – are involved in a wide range of research projects in subjects such as astronomy, medicine, climate change, invasive species, conservation, ecological restoration, monitoring water quality and studying population ecology, to name...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...ete/. The French word très is transcribed /tʀɛ/. [Described image] Figure 3 IPA in French The International Phonetic Alphabet is a useful tool, but it is complex – even for seasoned linguists. The good news is that as a beginner, you will absolutely not be expected to memorise it, or even use it at all if you don’t want to. But it’s useful to know about it, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...et al., 2001), children need time and opportunities to explore and develop their conceptual understanding (Mooney, 2013). Across the curriculum, teaching should ensure that children reconstruct ‘faulty alternative’ frameworks and change their conceptual understanding, to restructure what has been previously learned. This is particularly the case in science, as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...et al., 2013, p. xii). These ‘products’ refer to everything from physical products to services, ideas, and processes, etc. Critically, however, the way that these ‘products’ are generated can vary substantially from context to context. Activity 1 Are you creative? Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Do you consider yourself creative? Reflect on the times that you have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs