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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...research. Back in 1970, about two dozen articles were published related to mindfulness. By 2016, there were nearly 200,000 articles. As with any practise, it may not work for everyone, but there is increasing interest in its beneficial effects. Five: We can all take time to stop and smell the roses. It's very easy to unintentionally enter a state of mindlessness, that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...research evidence (for example, see Using Experience for Learning (Boud, D. Cohen, R. and Walker, D. (eds) 1993, Open University Press, Buckingham)) to show that understandings and knowledge that one acquires through discovery is retained and developed much more readily than the understandings one acquires through being told, or even shown. Taking responsibility for your...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...researchers the coupled evolution of life and planet Earth, develops and uses Earth system models, and studies the prospects for early warning of climate tipping points. His work won the Times Higher Education Award for Research Project of the Year 2008. He has also received a Philip Leverhulme Prize 2004, a European Geosciences Union Outstanding Young Scientist Award...
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James Smith - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Smith - Earth in Vision

...research and exploit them. Environmental films: Getting the facts straight I think it’s working in a world where environmental issues are now debated alongside education and health and everything else, it’s not this niche new thing, it’s now an issue that most people are globally aware of, but it’s also got its detractors and its critics, so they’re always quick...
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An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...researchers who are studying what do we know about how people learn. The software engineers who are looking at what are the affordances of the technology, the human computer interaction experts who look at the interface between humans and computers, and the domain experts, the faculty who teach statistics, chemistry, philosophy. This is not just about online courseware....
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...research, you do need to provide a reference to show that you are aware of complexity as well as to avoid plagiarism. Here are two examples. Would you describe this information as common knowledge? Example 4 Henry VIII of England ruled from 1509–1547: Yes/No Answer Yes Even if you didn’t know the dates of Henry VIII you would probably have no difficulty in finding...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...research interests, which focus more broadly on children’s relationship with the environment...Climate justice for the next generation: 4 Changing environments - It is evident from all the reasons discussed in this course so far that children’s environments are changing and that, for some children, such changes are disastrous and will have extremely damaging...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...research into the evidence base for a suggested police initiative draw on what you’ve learned from the topics covered by the community engagement courses for use in your own setting...Applying your community engagement skills: 1 Setting the scene - You are going to be presented with an unfolding scenario that uses the knowledge you have gained from completing the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs