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Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...tables (and their captions). With practice, you can become more adept at quickly scanning through material to get a sense of both the facts being presented and also which parts of the report or article are the most relevant to the information you are hoping to obtain. These are vital study skills. Practices like summarising information and producing glossary lists can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
James Smith - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Smith - Earth in Vision

...table. So I think that … I think you can … television won’t change the world. It’s a drip feed thing, it can just help slowly but surely wear away at people’s attitudes, so I’m not … I don’t pretend that that film had massive significance, but I think at that time in the country it helped perhaps make people realise that climate change was real and that...
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Video 30 mins
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...table, a graph of sin x. Describe what you “see”. The point of this is that if you really want to grasp a concept or idea, struggling to visualise it is worthwhile. There are many aids to visualisation. Diagrams or symbols on paper often help, or physical apparatus. Trying to “say what you see” (or cannot see!) can be helpful, too. Visualisation and articulation...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...Table 1 The ‘job description’ approach The manager’s job Makes forecasts Monitors progress Makes analyses Exercises control Thinks creatively/logically Determines information needs Calculates and weighs risks Establishes/uses management information systems Makes sound decisions Manages his or her time Determines goals Copes with stress Sets priorities Adjusts to...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...Table 1 Tape speed, bandwidth and their uses TAPE SPEED BANDWIDTH USE 38 cm/s (15 ips) 20 Hz-20 kHz studio recording 19 cm/s (7½ ips) 30 Hz-15 kHz high-quality home recording 9.5 cm/s (3¼ ips) 40 Hz-13 kHz general domestic music and speech 4.8 cm/s (1 7/8 ips) 50 Hz-6kHz recording speech (dictation)...Recording music and sound: 3.2 Tape at home - The use of magnetic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...table of mentoring skills and audit your current skills. 30 mins Activity 3 Promoting reflective dialogue Review two dialogues and suggest improvements. 30 mins...Week 1: What does it mean to be a mentor for a beginner teacher?: Learning outcomes - By the end of this week, you should be able to: articulate what is expected of a mentor for a beginner teacher in school...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...tables? Share your thoughts with friends or family members and see if others use the same method. Remember, even if some of the other opinions may seem odd to you, there is no right answer, it’s just what works for you...Week 1: Why does science need numbers?: 1.3 We’re all scientists now - [This is an illustration with the following text: ‘The world 150 years ago....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...tables on Evan way back in 2009 to ask what he'd learned about management from presenting The Bottom Line over the years? Watch Read Martin Bean: Lord Reith famously said that the BBC’s mission should be to educate, to inform and to entertain. In Evan Davis, the BBC has found someone who can do all three with remarkable ease and wonderful effectiveness. The mission to...
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Article 5 mins