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Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...OU student you are likely to have come across computer simulations, webinars and certainly online discussion forums (synchronous and asynchronous). It used to be assumed that technology-based training would be cheaper than face-to-face methods. However, both empirical and anecdotal evidence suggest that any savings associated with reduced travel costs and facilitator time...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...students). It is the duty of every employee while at work to take reasonable care of himself (herself) and of other persons who may be affected by his (her) acts or omissions at work. The employees must cooperate with the employer with regard to health and safety procedures. This covers all types of employment within the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety at Work Act...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence

...becomes disturbed by the reappearance of the man who once regarded him as his protégé. [Chessboard] The book traces Luzhin’s mental breakdown. This fascinating character was based on the author’s friend, a German Count named Curt von Bardeleben. He was a chess master, who committed suicide in 1924 by jumping out of a window. Prospective readers should note that the...
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Article 5 mins
Structural Integrity: Materials Testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: Materials Testing

...become crucial in engineering design. Concepts within stress analysis have wide applicability, as there are very few manufactured components and products that do not experience any loading during their life. The tracks on this album demonstrate a selection of specialised tests designed to tell us about the behaviour of materials under certain conditions. They also show...
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Audio 41 mins
Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing
History & The Arts

Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing

...Becoming a folk singer Norma Waterson remembers her childhood and reveals how she became a traditional English folk singer. Telling a Story Stories as the foundations of traditional folk music. Tradition and History How traditional songs relate to other musical movements. Differences in gender within the music. Rituals and Ceremonies The meanings behind the songs, where...
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Audio 39 mins
Growing up with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing up with Disability

...organisations like Plus are so important. Taking part at Plus, from the perspective Angus, a young boy with Ashberger's Syndrome. PLUS - Risk A look at an outdoor activity organised by Plus focusing on water confidence. PLUS - A Circle of Support A look at the Circle of Support project set up by PLUS, to help children with disabilities to become more socially included....
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Audio 1 hr 6 mins
Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...becoming less prone to the evolving software demands – thereby, extending their usable lifetimes. How much carbon in the cloud?We can begin to understand the carbon impact of data centres by analysing their energy use. Cloud technologies live in data centres, and data centres are estimated to account for 1% to 1.5% of global energy consumption. The data transmission...
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Article 5 mins
Equity-based research design
Education & Development

Equity-based research design

...becoming in that setting and, as Jessica Oddy acknowledges, for us ‘to radically rethink ‘expert’ roles’ (Oddy, 2021). This does not exclusively apply to outsider researchers but also to those who might consider themselves already known or with pre-existing links to a research setting. This has been illustrated by Hanna Nikkanen (2019) reflecting on feeling like a...
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Article 30 mins