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Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...research is hoping to find out why...Why is Milton Keynes one of the most successful cities in the UK, and Dundee one of the least? What gives Leeds its economic edge over Liverpool? How did London survive the 1990s recession, going from boom to bust and boom again? Researchers are asking these questions and many more in the largest ever analysis of what makes cities...
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Article 5 mins
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...children in schools. Fucault argued that the increase of such institutions amounted to an increasingly panoptic world or a carceral society. Means of control first developed in the prison, were adapted to non-penal and community settings. For Fucault such transformations herald a more tightly though less openly controlled society, in which all aspects of social life...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...children as well. It’s something that I wouldn’t thought of if I hadn’t have come across that resource on TES. As a professional you’ve got to be time efficient and you’ve got to be a lifelong learner yourself as well. Part of this as a teacher is utilising the skills of other people. It can be done by observing more experienced teachers’, asking subject...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Child of Our Time: Activities
Education & Development

Child of Our Time: Activities

...made for previous Child of Our Time series...Over the years we've produced many activities that that relate to child and youth development. Some require you to download and print a PDF, while others you can attempt online or with pen and paper. We've collected them below so you can try them out. You can also get the latest on the children with Child of Our Time 2013....
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Activity 5 mins
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...research into teachers and their classroom interactions might lead by example when they: maximise instructional time through their preparation of lessons clearly communicate expectations that all students will be engaged in learning to a high standard instruct individuals and small groups for large parts of the teaching time work with all pupils engage in interactions...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...research or scholarship. Through structured activities introducing the 4D model of appreciative inquiry, you will use story techniques to identify existing strengths...This free course, An appreciative approach to inquiry, is designed to support groups of practitioners or individuals adopt an appreciative inquiry approach to reflecting, questioning, and developing their...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Heritage, whose heritage?
History & The Arts

Heritage, whose heritage?

...Centre at Stonehenge has been a battleground, exposing conflicting interests, and revealing the challenges that can lie behind the preservation of heritage sites. This album explores how different values and perceptions of heritage affect how the past is safeguarded, examining the British preoccupation with the built environment. Heritage can impart a sense of national...
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Audio 1 hr 7 mins
The Four Generations of Computers
Science, Maths & Technology

The Four Generations of Computers

...Centre for Computing History in Haverhill, we see an array of fascinating machines and learn about them along the way. This material forms part of The Open University course TU100 My digital life... Colossus: The World's First Electronic Computer A look at the Colossus computer at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. Elliott 803: Second Generation Computers...
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Audio 16 mins