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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...English and do some private tutoring as well. And there's talk of my teaching developing and expanding, and I'll be teaching A-level English shortly as well. The particular institution I work for uses a system of synchronous lessons. So the students log in at the same time as I do, and we have a class. We use software, which is called Electa. And within Electa, my...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...Everyday Life, Penguin Press, London. Houghton, D.J. and Joinson, A.N. (2010) ‘Privacy, social network sites, and social relations’, Journal of Technology in Human Services, vol. 28, no. 1–2, pp. 74–94. Ince, D.C., Hatton, L. and Graham-Cumming, J. (2012) ‘The case for open computer programs’, Nature, vol. 482, pp. 485–8. Joinson, A.N. and Paine, C.B. (2007)...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...everyday arithmetic and for more complicated calculations that use the function keys as well. Key sequences, which describe which keys to press, are included in all the activities, so you can try out the ideas straightaway. Due to the wide range of scientific calculators available, for the purposes of this course we will be concentrating on the Casio fx-83ES model. Other...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...everyday as part of working life, and I think they should be. Video 6 Ellie Garraway Clare Walton talks about some of the practices employed at her charity which help forge strong working relationships. CLARE WALTON I do chat quite a bit. I find that it's useful. It puts people at ease. It makes people feel relaxed. I think it can also have another interesting effect,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...everyday life. It affects how we engage with each other. It affects with how we engage with the world and, importantly, how the world engages with us in return. So, for me, I see gender as a social construction. Yes, we’re born with the bits- all the physical attributes and pieces that dictate our sex, but all that other stuff about how men and women should act, how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...everyday life, it can create difficulties for the people who make the law; it is difficult, if not impossible, to make laws that apply to every family when every family is different...Applying social work law with children and families: 5.1 Why does understanding ‘family’ matter? - While precision about family structures might be required for legal reasons (for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...everyday people, especially for individuals who don’t have a huge amount of interaction and struggle in open and public environments, that's a place to do it in a bubble of protection … CUSTOMER: Hi. Can I have a single cappuccino, please? RESTORE MEMBER: Single cappuccino. MARTIN REALEY: … where if necessary they can take a step back. So it can be a gradual...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...English-speaking phenomenon, this climate scepticism. It’s an odd feature of a very small number of countries. RH: How about OPEC, the Saudis, how are they reacting at the moment? Historically they have said, ‘If you want us to leave our oil in the ground, you’re going to have to compensate us.’ MJ: Climate change talks are difficult for the oil producers,...
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Audio 5 mins