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Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...adult size. That is thanks to an amazing form of nourishment that is a defining feature of all mammals: milk. Here are two National Geographic video clips with more information about the platypus and echidna. Make sure you open these links in a new tab or window, so you can easily return to this page. The platypus is semi-aquatic and can be found in streams and rivers in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...care. The course also evaluates three methods for measuring the societal impacts of sustainable innovations. Learners are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences of cases where sustainable innovations drive success or failures in enterprises and how the positive impacts on society can be evaluated and sustained...This free online course, Sustainable innovations in...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...care about so that you keep motivated. It might be something related to one of the classes you teach – or it might be a whole school issue or problem that you feel needs investigating. At this stage, it might be helpful to complete Activity 1 for more than one topic. Activity 2: Starting research Timing: Time: 35 minutes Spend about 30 minutes searching the internet for...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...care. They work with teenagers. They work with adults. They work with families. And they also work with the elderly. Interviewer: And what kind of knowledge and skills do pedagogues need that is different to what a teacher does? JANE I think the main role that a pedagogue has is supporting the child holistically. They’re not just looking at their cognitive development,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...adults alike. Thanks to their design, versatility and intuitive interfaces, tablets are a perfect way for children to draw, solve puzzles and be entertained on the move. Combine that with marketing efforts of digital media companies and app developers – whose measure of success tends to be the amount of time people are glued to their creation – and you have a toy...
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Article 5 mins
Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...adult life or both. A case of work-related stress that precipitated serious depression is described in Vignette 1. Vignette 1 An experience of stress The following extract is taken from an interview with a 43-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with depression at 40. Background: Is a divorced part time carer. Before her depression and suicide attempt she was a workaholic in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...adult education. Basic education comprises pre-school education, six years of primary schooling; three years of junior secondary schooling and then three years of senior secondary schooling. The numbers involved are huge: 192,000,000 children enrolled in over 400,000 primary and secondary schools with 10,000,000 teachers. Pre-school education is becoming increasingly...
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Article 10 mins
The science of sleep
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sleep

...adults it is most prevalent in the developing foetus, leading some to suggest that its dreams act as a cinema: the brain is kept active to stop it becoming bored, either during sleep or with the relative lack of external stimulation within the uterus. Try proving that one. Sleep inertia That's the scientific name for the grogginess felt after waking. One to five minutes...
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Article 10 mins