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The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...write a couple of sentences in the box below, about what strikes you about Viola’s learning experiences with her family. Comment Observations from the clip You probably noted that, outside nursery, Viola is involved in a wide range of learning experiences both with her parents and her grandparents. These activities involve play both indoors and outdoors, as well as...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
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...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...write that there are ‘five cows’ a French person will not recognise this as the same as ‘cinq vaches’. Think again about a photograph of a cow. If we show it to the French person, they will recognise it immediately as ‘une vache’. An English person will recognise it immediately as a cow. A picture of five cows means the same thing in both languages. Now, does...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
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...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...write, draw, create) two scenarios. In one you envisage your school responding positively to designing a differentiate learning experience for all pupils (the positive scenario); in the other you envisage your school failing to respond or responding in a negative way (the negative scenario). Scenario planning is an important tool for leaders and strategic thinkers...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs