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Developing Stamina for Decolonising Higher Education
Education & Development

Developing Stamina for Decolonising Higher Education

...analysis, decolonisation remains impossible as long as our livelihoods continue to be underwritten by systemic violence and unsustainability. Resources for Developing Affective and Relational Capacities As mentioned above, there is no universal guide to decolonisation. It demands different things of different people, and thus it is important to have different resources,...
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Video 10 mins
Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...analysis; extending intercultural awareness (icons, practices, symbols); planning and executing art projects; developing and supporting arguments and viewpoints; collaborative peer working, self-directed learning. Please now consider Activity 1. Activity 1 Evaluate any appropriate lesson plans or teaching materials against the descriptors above. You may wish to reflect on...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Film as a Historical Source
Health, Sports & Psychology

Film as a Historical Source

...Analysis of Primary Sources The University of Auckland Library: Historical Primary Sources - A Guide University of Washington Libraries: Primary Sources Western Libraries: Primary Source Research Film History: Academic Info: Film History [Contains links to many journals and other online resources] Online library catalogue for the University of Berkeley World Wide Web...
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Article 15 mins
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...analysis recognises multiple perspectives in which knowledge, evidence, policies and practice are critically evaluated. Being able to take action in this sense is supported by a reflexive stance to practice, another element of critical practice noted in Figure 1. There are different ways of understanding reflexivity, but in this context it can be defined as a questioning...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...analysis of art works as well as developing your study skills. Both the activities and the text in this course are designed to be worked on while you look closely at the art works. Plate 1: Turner prize artists Rachel Whiteread, House, 1993. (© The artist. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. Photo: Tate Photography.) Gilbert and George, Life from Death Hope Life Fear, 1984,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...data collection and analysis across organisations and countries, thereby improving the management of wildfire fuels, facilitating ignition prevention, and reducing gaps in fire management preparedness and response. Identifying how existing wildfire management practices encourage or discourage harmful wildfires can help improve decision-making and management systems....
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...analysis of the data concluded that managerial work had the following six characteristics. The manager performs a great quantity of work at an unrelenting pace. Managerial activity is characterised by variety, fragmentation and brevity. Managers prefer issues that are current, specific and ad hoc. The manager sits between his organisation and a network of contacts. The...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...analysis by Lim et al. in the USA suggests that measurement is an important part of determining if something can be claimed to be a positive eco-innovation. A 2008 report by the consultancy Technopolis identified some key problems with assessing innovation, namely difficulties associated with: agreeing on selected key eco-innovation indicators on the micro level, taking...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs