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Facilitating group discussions
Money & Business

Facilitating group discussions

...Write down your understanding of what facilitation means. Then read the discussion. Part Two Discussion Collins English Dictionary states the meaning of facilitation as: ‘To assist the progress of…’ ‘To make easier…’ A facilitator is someone who assists the progress of individuals or groups, making processes easier. A facilitator helps individuals and groups...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...write me a check, and give it. And then I'll go and spend it and do good work. Then I have to go back to him and say, and he said, what happened to the 10 grand I gave you? Said, I spent it. That's what nonprofits do. Whereas, with a social business, you can frame it in a way where it's replicable, it's self-propelling. So, I want to finish with a quote from Steve Jobs,...
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...Write down two or three specific research questions. Discussion A piece of research is a relatively long-term undertaking so it needs to be something you really 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...
John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...writings. Do you notice any difference that may give a clue as to Napier’s intended readership? Discussion The mathematical titles are in Latin, that of the theological tract is in English. Assuming the contents are likewise in these two languages (which they are, in fact), we might begin to conjecture from this that Napier had different readers in mind. Given the...
Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...creativity – you are continually having to come up with new and innovative ways of doing things. Working in an innovative environment is fun and exciting. What are the biggest challenges for marketing? For the IT sector, it is how we respond to/make money from Cloud. For marketing it is: being able to demonstrate the value marketing delivers exploiting/using social...
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...write a one sentence answer to the question ‘What is art?’ using your notes from Activity 1 as a basis for your response. Discussion Did you find this activity difficult? If so, then you're not alone. For hundreds of years people have been asking the question ‘what is art?’ and as yet no universally agreed answer has been reached. In fact, it's quite likely that...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...write about ageing in the United States we often say that the elderly are leading longer and healthier lives, but the conclusion that you and your co-authors seem to have reached in your recent article in Medical Care, when I read it, said that continued improvements in elderly health should not be taken for granted. Can you explain more about that and tell us what your...
Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change

...writing reports back in 1991. It remains around 3 degrees centigrade for a doubling of carbon dioxide. That’s the best estimate but with a wide range. It could be conceivably as low as 1.5 degrees, it could be as high as, well in the fourth report they were quoting up to nearly 6 degrees centigrade, so somewhere in those levels. Now it’s quite interesting that the...