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Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...think about mathematics, do you see it mainly as a collection of topics (mathematical content) or as a way of thinking (mathematical process)? Later in the course you will be asked to consider further the distinction between content and process in mathematics. You will also be asked to consider a particular organising framework for thinking about your teaching. It is...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...systems and school contexts. For the purposes of this course, the term ‘mentor’ is used to indicate the person (usually a member of the school staff) who works with the beginner teacher on a daily basis in the school context supporting their development while on placement. The role of ‘tutor’ may include providing academic support, if the student is studying for...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...think each of them is communicating. Comment a.Bird singing – could be trying to defend its territory or attract a mate. b.Ambulance with flashing lights and siren – get out of the way, I’m in a hurry. c.Phone with incoming text message – someone wants to ask or tell another person something. d.Cat winding itself around its owner’s feet and purring loudly –...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...systems’ approach’ to teamwork – a helpful approach which encourages managers to consider the context in which a team works. The approach considers team processes, which are divided into three parts: inputs, throughputs and outputs. These highlight the different issues and activities a manager needs to engage with or oversee during the life of a team. To prepare for...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability

...think I’ve got more confident with it which makes guys more confident with it. So like at first I was like really shy about like a lot of my scars and the hoisting. But that’s got easier the more time’s gone on and the more like, obviously the more you get to know someone it’s a lot easier as well. But yeah it’s a challenge. Because obviously there’s certain...
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Video 15 mins
Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...thinking on Thatcherism can be found in the work of Stuart Hall. His first article The Great Moving Right Show, written before Thatcher came to power and while Hall was still at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, was a prescient analysis of the ‘swing to the right’ that was taking place in British society. In this article, Hall outlined the way in which...
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Article 10 mins
How to read the news
Society, Politics & Law

How to read the news

...think critically about our media-saturated society...It may sound a little strange that we should need to learn how to read the news. After all, there’s nothing particularly obscure or technical about the language that’s used in news reports. But today, with so much talk about ‘fake news’, and so much scepticism about bias in the media, the issue of how events are...
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Article 5 mins
Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...think it is a useful way to learn. At the other end of the scale, a doctorate in research, such as a PhD or EdD, is a really large project taking several years. It should make you an expert in your specialist area. In between these, there is often a project module taken in the final stages of an undergraduate degree. This might be referred to in some places as a ‘Final...
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Article 10 mins