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Remembering the Timex Dundee struggles 1993
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering the Timex Dundee struggles 1993

...English and Guidance teacher and lifelong political activist. During the 1993 Timex strike, she was part of the Timex Support group and continues to campaign on issues of anti-poverty and international solidarity. She spoke to Stella about her experiences of picket line solidarity and the legacy of the 1993 Timex strike. [Mary McGregor]“Everyone in Dundee had an...
The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...English composer, conductor, and author Ethel Smyth (1858–1944) was a close contemporary of Chaminade. She wrote and published a wide range of works: six operas, a Mass, chamber music and songs. Smyth’s opera Der Wald (1901) made history in 1903 as the first by a woman to be staged at the New York Metropolitan Opera. But Smyth wasn’t only a composer. She was also a...
Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...English Dictionary as “the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy”. There is a lot of information about wellbeing and how differently it can be measured. If we look at wellbeing from the angle of experience of health, happiness and being comfortable, and how we feel in terms of our sense of meaning or purpose, managing our stress levels, having good mental...
Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...English riots of 2011: A summer of discontent. Winchester: Waterside Press, pp. 45–64. Pirbhai-Illich, F., Pete, S. and Martin, F. (2017) Culturally Responsive Pedagogies: Decolonization, Indigeneity and Interculturalism. Switzerland: Palgrave McMillan. Taylor, S.V and Sobel, D.M. (2001) Culturally responsive pedagogy: Teaching like our students’ lives matter....
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...everyday life away from school but can affect and shape children’s lives and well-being. Divorce would be an example of this sort of change...Developing and managing relationships: Learning outcomes - By completing this section and the associated quiz, you will: gain an insight into the importance of the attachment of secure relationships in the development of children...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...everyday ICS practice, providing a resource of interest to ICS students and professionals alike...Although ethics is often viewed as an academic specialism or an add-on to training programmes in technology and science, it is in fact an area of the utmost relevance to professionals and, indeed, everyone. This free course, Introducing ethics in Information and Computer...
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...English language (e.g. IELTS band 6 or higher), and effective academic writing skills are crucial – we will look at this in Session 2. Tutorials, seminars and day schools. You will be expected to prepare for tutorials, seminars or day schools (which may be online or face-to-face), and demonstrate initiative and personal responsibility for your own learning (having...
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...English as an additional language. Consider firstly, the role of target language in supporting students with English as an addition language (EAL). Using target language puts these students on a level footing with their fellow students due to the absence of English as the medium of instruction. Teaching strategies using target language which support all students including...