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Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...human senses – a process that will always involve an element of subjectivity. So, scientific theories are not infallible, and even when there is robust evidence, human values, ethics and beliefs may result in competing views. We are left to judge which theory or finding is valid. Metcalfe (2014, p. 11) found that some primary school children believed that scientists...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Social psychology: sense-making in crises
Society, Politics & Law

Social psychology: sense-making in crises

...human sense. It is, as this free course will show, at the heart of a social psychology that is responsive to the specific concerns of the twenty-first century – the fast shift in perspectives; the innovations changing our very ways of life; the permanent crisis involving political and social dimensions. In response to this, you will be introduced to a version of social...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials
Languages

Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...human groups. (Kroeber and Kluckhohn, 1952, cited in Spencer-Oatey, 2012, p. 2) Definition 2 Culture is a fuzzy set of basic assumptions and values, orientations to life, beliefs, policies, procedures and behavioural conventions that are shared by a group of people, and that influence (but do not determine) each member's behaviour and [their] interpretations of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Scales in space and time
Science, Maths & Technology

Scales in space and time

...human body can perceive. For example, it is possible to measure timescales that are much longer than a person will ever live, and items that are far too small to see. In this short course, to deepen your appreciation of scales, you will explore both familiar scales and the extremes of what humans can measure. Across multiple scientific disciplines, from biology and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...human beings. So that is presently our population is about ten to the 10th human being. So this would be ten to the 12th. That’s a million million times, not a million million more people but a million million times more people than we have today. That sounds like enough. And you can do it with resources that are available in our own system from the asteroids and things...
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Video 30 mins
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...resources that are useful to do this. Links to useful sources of information and organisations are provided throughout. You can work through the course at your own pace and choose which sections and activities you want to do. Although the estimated completion time is four hours, if you are pushed for time do not feel you have to do all the activities. Sessions 2 and 3...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...human and physical processes in the Geography National Curriculum (GNC) 2014 will erode notions of progression in curriculum and assessment planning. They have published a framework to address their concerns. The discussion of the proposals related to assessment and progression will be relevant to teachers whether they work in England or elsewhere. If you want to know...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...Humanities...The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the terminology associated with the culture, identity and power relevant to the Roman Empire, as treated both in ancient sources and modern scholarship and presentation...The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms: 1 Preliminary...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs