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Creative writing and critical reading
History & The Arts

Creative writing and critical reading

...motivation attached to it. But I've got Zadie Smith and Ali Smith's new books piled up. But then also, I think it's good to be dipping into nonfiction stuff as a fiction writer. And also, obviously as a creative nonfiction writer, this is going to be kind of key to your kind of readerly diet. But at the moment, I'm kind of dipping into a sports biography of Kobe Bryant,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...motivated by a particular agenda? Is the language emotive? Are there hidden, vested interests? Method: for research reports Is it clear how the data was collected? Were the methods appropriate and can you trust the data? Provenance Is it clear where the information has come from? Can you identify the author(s) or organisation(s), and are they trustworthy? Are there...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...et al., 2003). Sharing your thoughts in writing on an online forum may lead to feelings of success, especially when you get positive feedback or stimulate a discussion. So far, you have reflected on your own experiences of using online learning forums and how you feel – or would feel – about using them. You have also begun to consider some of the learning benefits of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...et error. [Described image] Figure 9 Photograph of a statue of Ovid that still stands today in Constanta, Romania (the location of the town that was called ‘Tomis’ in Ovid’s time). The statue was put up in 1887 and is the work of an Italian sculptor, Ettore Ferrari. The same sculptor also made a copy of this statue which was installed in Ovid’s hometown Sulmo in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...et al., 2012). It is also seen in the rise of the TeachMeet movement enabling teachers to meet and talk directly with other teachers. Activity 2 Timing: 20 minutes Reflect on your own context. Where do you get professional development from? Answer This might include formal programmes of in-school training, it may come from a local, regional or national provider, or from a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...et al.,2000.) Most people tolerate the minor discomfort of an injection and the possibility of local swelling, slight fever or other minor symptoms in the short term following a vaccination, but more extreme or long-lasting side-effects are unacceptable. No medical procedure carries a zero risk and vaccinations are no exception, but in particular groups, such as people...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...motivation, try to identify the reasons for this and use their goals to help nurture their motivation and passion...Week 2 The building blocks to pronunciation: 5 The role of affect - It has been long acknowledged that emotions play an important role in foreign language acquisition. Certain emotional factors can have a positive effect on students’ oral production, like...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...motivation for these greater freedoms seems, in part, to be the belief that annuities are poor value and, by inference, that other ways of investing pension funds may be better for pensioners. Yet while there have clearly been issues about how some insurance companies have sold annuity products, it is unfair to say that all are poor value. The low annuity rates prevailing...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs