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Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...manage and transform specific places is going to be complex, subject to different or competing demands and constrained by limited resources and incomplete knowledge. The framework of critical spatial thinking outlined in this course is meant to help in the task of understanding the relationship between any single place and the wider world, giving ways of conceiving of...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...management 4. People management 4. Critical thinking 5. Coordinating with others 5. Negotiation 6. Emotional intelligence 6. Quality control 7. Judgment and decision making 7. Service orientation 8. Service orientation 8. Judgment and decision making 9. Negotiation 9. Active listening 10. Cognitive flexibility 10. Creativity Source: World Economic Forum (2016) Now...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...management. So many projects fail because consideration of the human element is omitted, or badly covered by the project manager. ‘Systems’ has helped me to grapple with the complexities. Your next question may well be: ‘But will systems thinking work for me?’. I can't answer this but urge you to read on and discover this for yourself. What I can say is that among...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...Management. DAN WRIGHT: I’m Dan Wright. I am the founder the Heliex Power Ltd. CATHERINE BOTTRILL: I’m Catherine Bottrill. I’m CEO of Pilio. DANNY QUINN: The Black Sheep Collective is a social enterprise working primarily in arts and culture and performance-based work and participatory community arts. We train new and emerging artists and we provide opportunities...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...manage timings how you will ensure that the overall aims of the learning sequence are achieved. Remember, even ‘creative’ approaches can become stale if used repetitively, and you will still need to adopt a variety of approaches appropriate to the students, topic and context, giving due consideration to any organisational/management issues. Activity 8 Dos and don’ts...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...manage children’s interactions with technology...This free course, Children’s experiences with digital technologies, is an introduction to how children use digital technologies, such as mobile applications, digital games and computers, and what they learn from these experiences. The course draws on debates about screen time to critically examine and present evidence...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...management. Technology may allow individuals to receive home-based care. Cons The article suggests that the care sector is behind the times when it comes to incorporating technology so far. As you can see from the notes you made for your pros and cons list, the article suggests that there are a lot of benefits to incorporating technology in social care but is very scant...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision

...managed to get natural playgrounds for children, which is tragic. So why does it matter? The trouble is if you don’t know what it’s like to be cold, if you don’t know what it’s like to be tired and weary, if you don’t know what it’s like to paddle in mud, these things tend to be just pretty pictures. If you live a total urban existence and you hardly ever hear...
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