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A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...communication is key and can really help develop a strong mentor-student relationship. You’ll have four more observations and mentor meetings, but daily check ins, feedback, motivation can be very effective. And just to be told you are doing a good job, can go a long way. Andrew My mentor supports me through every aspect of my PGCE. So like I said, while mentoring means...
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...community (Centre for Mental Health, 2013). In this free course, Work and mental health, you will look at some of the ways in which employment affects mental health and what can be done to support people in finding and keeping work...Although being at work during periods of mental illness can be difficult for those with mental health problems, most people with these...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...Community as curriculm and open learning’, Dave’s Educational Blog, 17 Jun [online]. Available at http://davecormier.com/ edblog/ 2010/ 06/ 17/ community-as-curriculum-and-open-learning/ (accessed 12 September 2017). Weller, M. (2014) ‘What sort of open?’, in Chapter 2 of The Battle for Open, Weller, M. (2014) Battle for Open: How Openness Won and Why it Doesn’t...
Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...communicate more effectively in everyday life. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to understand the different ways in which we communicate and how to use simple techniques to improve your self confidence in taking part in discussions or writing letters or emails. Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...community and voluntary groups, and political bodies...Leadership has been studied for centuries, although its examination in modern times has largely focused on the work of senior executives in private sector, profit-making organisations. In this free course, you will learn more about leadership in the context of public service provision, by public sector organisations,...
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...community. You may well ask: “Why direct action? Long sit-ins, marches and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?” You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Non-violent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced...
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...Communication is vital, really, because with an asthma attack there’s – there’s a lot of fear on both sides. There’s a fear in the child, there’s a fear in the parent, and as long as you get clear communication from your healthcare professional it can put you at ease, it can put the child at ease and that, it really is, key. If they can communicate clearly,...
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...communities. You might like to make notes as you watch, and you can pause the video as many times as you wish. Once you have finished viewing, answer the questions that follow. Write your answers in the box on the screen, then click on ‘reveal discussion’ to see if that mirrors your own thoughts, or offers you further ideas. Video 2 What did the children gain from...