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The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...think about why such influences may not have a uniform impact from family to family. You will also explore how learning is a two way experience for both children and their parents or carers, in situations both within and beyond the home...This free course, The family at the centre of early learning, focuses on the positive learning relationships that can exist in any...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...think that derogatory comments like this discriminate against women? The comment could implicate girls not running as fast as boys; and when a female athlete does run fast their gender is questioned, evident in the case of Caster Semenya (Figure 2). What impact do you think comments like this have on young girls? [Described image] Figure 2 Caster Semenya To get a flavour...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
Education & Development

Volunteering with a personal or professional focus

...thinking about volunteering? “It’s about having that willingness to carve out even just a little bit of your time to go to volunteer on a topic that you’re really passionate about, because if you’re not passionate about it, you won’t do it.” She says, “If you feel like your life isn’t fully fulfilled, then look for volunteering opportunities. Because,...
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Working on your own mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Working on your own mathematics

...think about how perceptions of mathematics have influenced you in your prior learning, your teaching and the attitudes of learners...This free course, Working on your own mathematics, focuses on your initial encounters with research. It invites you to think about how perceptions of mathematics have influenced you in your prior learning, your teaching and the attitudes of...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Working in teams Badge icon
Money & Business

Working in teams

...think about what this means for you? In this first week, you'll be looking at the difference between a group and a team, and why employers want their employees to be able to work well in the team. You'll consider your own reactions to this requirement, and start to evaluate what you perceive to be the advantages and disadvantages of this way of working. And you'll start...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...think I was about 21, two things happened. One is I began to realise that I wasn’t as good at drawing as I needed to be in order to really make this work and I also began to get frustrated I think by how long it took to tell a story because you’d write it and then you’d draw it and the drawing which wasn’t that good would take me ages and ages and ages, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...systems. For instance, during the fifteenth century, African people such as the Wolof, Mende, Mandingo and Yoruba ethnic groups used hairstyles as means to carry messages or as status symbols, such as denoting age, religion, social rank and marital status. One of the unique features of African textured hair is its ability to be sculpted and moulded into various shapes and...
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Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...system has evolved so as to avoid a serious potential problem. Unlike our eyes, our ears cannot be directed so as to avoid registering material that we wish to ignore; whatever sounds are present in the environment, we must inevitably be exposed to them. In a busy setting such as a party we are swamped by simultaneous sounds – people in different parts of the room all...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs