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Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change

...writing, publishing papers or what? BP: Yeah, what you do as an academic. I published papers on all sorts to do with sports science, but also I have a special interest, perhaps from my own experience, in how people perceive potential disasters, how people respond to existential risks, and societies, how we deal with big environmental, potential problems, how do we deal...
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...writing a song or poem. However, too often questions, approaches and outcomes are tightly defined by teachers. Creativity in geography can be so much more: it is a process that may take place within a single lesson or over a sequence of lessons. As Scoffham concludes, students value subjects that: spark their curiosity and encourage them to explore. Geography is in a...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...writing this course in 2018, pretty much appears to consume Britain’s Labour Party. But is that still the case at the time of your reading this material? You may find it worthwhile to reflect on this.) For something that is of no apparent immediate concern for Britain, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict tends to generate unique intensity in debates. What we often have...
Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...write about ageing in the United States we often say that the elderly are leading longer and healthier lives, but the conclusion that you and your co-authors seem to have reached in your recent article in Medical Care, when I read it, said that continued improvements in elderly health should not be taken for granted. Can you explain more about that and tell us what your...
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...write up their views. Mind of My Own sends you a PDF of what they said. A young person can sign up to their own account on One App and use it anytime they want. It helps them structure their thoughts and say what they need to say. They get to choose who to send their views to so they are always in control. Get the Mind Of My Own apps, and open up new possibilities for...
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...write a short piece with no technical language for national news media produce posters or infographics for grabbing people’s attention at conferences, in hospitals or on the web. Each of these potential dissemination routes would require a slightly different message, different focus, different wording and different method of presentation. In this short course you’ll...
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...writings as historical sources (for example, look at their dates of composition; you might need to do some background research to find out more about authors with whom you’re unfamiliar, but don’t spend more than half an hour on this), and note where the sources corroborate or contradict each other. Discussion Let’s take each of these sources in turn and try to...
Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...write down the most important details about your son or daughter. You need to leave in an emergency, and you’re leaving them with a complete stranger. What is the most important bits they need to know about your son or daughter now? And write that down. So you’d be surprised how much information you can get in just 5 minutes writing that information. And then spend...