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Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...research has shown that citizens need both deep knowledge about the social issue they are interested in, as well as the ability to think critically about it, i.e. how can their action lead to change? What are the different perspectives about the issue? Is the issue a contested one? (Wood et al, 2018; Westheimer and Kahne, 2002). They also need a range of practical skills...
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...research. For instance, when employees are asked to describe the constitutive components of their jobs, they may be motivated to describe an ideal job performance rather than a realistic one, or to over-emphasise the complexity of the job in order to boost their own profile in the organisation. Questions such as whether a formal qualification is essential for a job’s...
Coaching others to coach Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching others to coach

...research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Session 1: What do coach developers do?: Introduction - Welcome to Session 1 of this free course...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...research has shown that leadership of small teams involves paying attention to the task (‘what we are trying to produce’) and the process (‘how we are getting on together as a team’). However, a leader also has to do more than this. Research shows that successful leaders of teams spend quite a bit of time managing the context in which their team works (for...
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...research so provides an insight into changes across time. These and alternative measures of wellbeing will be discussed further in this course. Whether you felt this was a fair representation of the UK might depend on your own experiences and those of young people you know. There are frequent media reports claiming the mental or physical health of children and young...
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...research paper, web page Timing: Allow about 20 minutes There is a lot of hype about AM. Although some publications have very little scientific and engineering rigour, some are informative. Do a quick internet search to find a publication about AM as a technique for the production of fully functional components. Find an example of each of the following: news story...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...research, and reading for pleasure. This free course is aimed at both librarians who are new to the field as well as those with experience who are looking to up-skill, and explores how you can enhance the library provision in your school. The video below introduces you to two school librarians, Sarah and Nick, who will guide you throughout the course and offer you advice...
Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle
History & The Arts

Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle

...Researchers Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle's work explores where the new digital world might take us...Introduction In an (in)famous postscript, Gilles Deleuze traces the emergence of a society of control, whose passive danger is jamming, and whose active danger lies in piracy and viruses. Media jamming and piracy, hacktivism and viruses are all rampant today: the internet...