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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...adults in lifelong learning, or children from disadvantaged backgrounds – are often assessed against generalised benchmarks that overlook their unique contexts (Baidoo-Anu et al., 2023; Solano-Flores and Nelson-Barber, 2001). In contrast, a ‘social approach’ emphasises the relational and structural factors influencing learning. It shifts the focus away from trying...
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Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...adult learning has occurred at different levels, ie, personal, professional and philosophical. For example, when I recall my decision to ‘return to learn’, I am now aware of how personal and circumstantial factors at the time affected my access to learning opportunities. As I have already highlighted, I had taken advantage of education courses provided by my trade...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...adult students, who hopes to use the Black History Month resources to make your teaching practice more inclusive for pupils and students from a black or minority ethnic background? Here are some quick tips from Anita Naoko Pilgrim on how you might approach that work...Multiculturalism This approach looks to acknowledge and celebrate diverse cultures, often by including...
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The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...cared more for the natural features than the historical facts of the landscape. The country was flat, and a raw green, as it should be in that raw air, under that dun sky, with sheep hardily biting the short tough pasturage under the imbrowning oaks and elms, and the olive-graying willows, beside the full, still streams scarce wetter than the ground they dreamed through....
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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...care about it. [MUSIC PLAYING] NARRATOR Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness. Mindfulness is about focusing on the present moment, whilst at the same time accepting your feelings, thoughts, and body sensations. But why does mindfulness matter? One: People have been doing mindfulness for centuries. Mindfulness is based on principles originating in Buddhist...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision

...as big a problem as it might well pan out to be, this is something we really need to take care of and pay attention to. At the same time I started going out with a girl who was very passionate about environmental issues, so it was a kind of combination of the political and the personal, and those two together were a pretty powerful driver. Television, natural history and me In terms of television and natural history I am a ......
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Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...adults and peers there is a clear motivation for the child to behave in a gender-stereotyped manner. However, there is also evidence of choice and flexibility in children’s behaviour, and this is where cognitive processes come into play. Once children have begun to internalise the standards of behaviour appropriate for males and females, based on the social experiences...
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Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...adults who may feel have felt in the past that mathematics is not for them. Activity 2 Has your institution been involved in any OER projects? What lessons can you draw on from other projects to inform colleagues and further promote your use of OER? How might you collaborate with other institutions to create and use OER? You can complete this activity in a downloadable...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs