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Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!
Education & Development

Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!

...Introduction: I am Pedagodzilla – hear me roar! Chapter 2: How do spooky Muppets guide Scrooge through transformative learning? Chapter 3: Come Dunning with me, Kruger! How do you know if what you are serving up is any good? Chapter 4: How do ontology and epistemology help you eliminate Jar Jar Binks with headcan(n)ons? Part 1 Chapter 5: Yeah, but do ontology and...
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Improving the everyday lives of carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving the everyday lives of carers

...introduction of the Carer’s Assessment and Carer’s Allowance, many carers feel undervalued by society and looked down on by some people because of their caring role. Some carers, especially those who are full-time carers, feel excluded from society and may also report feeling lonely. CarersUK has done much to champion family carers, raising awareness of their needs...
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Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology
History & The Arts

Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology

...Introduction’ in Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter, Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press. Barofsky, R. (2020) ‘Rethinking Ethnography: A Study in Public Anthropology’, Anthropology Today, 36(5): pp. 1-2. Harvey, G. (2020) ‘Trans-Indigenous Festivals: Democracy and Emplacement’ in Pike, S.M., Salomonsen, J. and Tremlett, P.-F. (eds) Ritual and...
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Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...Introduction - The starting point for this session is the very simple proposition that the vast majority of people become donors only when they are asked. You have to turn people into donors by providing them with suitable opportunities to contribute. It is your request and your approach that lay the foundations for each individual donor relationship; it is your...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...Introduction - What are the main types of financial resources available to organisations and how can these funds be used in an efficient way? Is one financial source always better than another? Can every type of goal be achieved by relying on the same source of financing? This free course Organisations and the financial system will explore these questions by discussing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...Introduction - [Described image] Figure 1 The conversation prism by Brian Solis and JESS3, The Conversation Prism 2.0. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/deed.en Infographics are becoming an essential tool in data representation, sense-making and research communication. In this free course,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...Introduction - There is an increasing prevalence of university students who need mental health support and university staff benefit from training on this topic. This course explores this phenomenon, drawing on an Open University study on how university staff (tutors) can support students with a mental health condition, and considers both what staff and institutions can do...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?

...managing director of E-Parisara, one of India’s leading e-waste recycling companies. According to the United Nations University, the world produced 42 million tonnes of e-waste in 2014, with Asia accounting for 16 million tonnes. Currently e-waste is dumped in landfills, incinerated or treated with chemicals to recover valuable materials, but these are not regarded as...
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