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Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...care, education, and defence? Whether we should generate electricity using nuclear power, solar power, or gas? Are there some issues that especially lend themselves to being dealt with by direct democracy? Try some experiments to see how far democracy should go using Activity 2. Activity 2 Consider an exercise along the following lines: A school is like a mini political...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...careful and reasoned statement concerning the evident facts and started down to the Atlanta Constitution office, carrying in my pocket a letter of introduction to Joel Chandler Harris [journalist and (white) author of hugely popular stories drawn from African American culture]. I did not get there. On the way news met me: Sam Hose had been lynched, and they said that his...
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...adult. Home learning can range from reading a book, completing a research project about a specific subject, or completing practice examination questions. * Mobile learning Learning is supported through the use of mobile devices, which can be used almost anywhere (e.g. workplace, fieldwork, home study), are often faster to connect, and have features such as built-in camera...
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...careful support and challenge at the start, to being there as a back-up and an encourager as the beginner teacher moves towards autonomy. Mentoring calls for different skills at different times and a consideration of the structure of learning opportunities over time, in order to give the beginner teacher new challenges and responsibilities as their expertise...
Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...adults, including those with higher education. Detailed knowledge in many disciplines has a very limited 'shelf life' and thus it is much more important to leave initial and higher education equipped with the ability to learn new knowledge and skills when required. A recent survey of several thousand UK companies asked about attitudes to training staff and found that...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
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Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...adults. These include: having caring and supportive relationships within and outside the family the capacity to make realistic plans and take steps to carry them out a positive view of yourself and confidence in your strengths and abilities skills in communication and problem solving the capacity to manage strong feelings and impulses. These are all factors that can be...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...care and gave me the disability awareness I needed to change roles.’ (The Open University, 2014) So, volunteering can be rewarding in many ways but it can also be challenging. However, as with all challenges, overcoming them helps you to acquire the skills and confidence for the future. Just think carefully about what kind of voluntary work is right for you, at this...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...care homes. And some of them are living alone and it’s a good opportunity to get out and have fun and make some new friends. So it feels great to be able to give that kind of opportunity to people. Amazingly I’m talking about jam, making jam and er doing everything to do with jam everyday for the past six years. Er I do still love jam and, and have jam on my toast or...