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Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...University we all started talking about times when we were unintentionally in a state of mindlessness, this happens for people who have used mindfulness therapeutically. Hence we all need to remind ourselves about the value of mindfulness. A practical tip: Take a stroll outdoors, notice how plants and trees change with the season, the smells that meet your nose, how the...
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Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...university of young clever people – the furniture functional but personal, with each workstation organised with bags of tea, pot plants, posters and the roll-beds. Rather than amazing (like Google’s offices) it felt homely, welcoming and personal. Plastic fruit and cheap toys hung from the ceiling as decoration – presumably put up by the employees themselves rather...
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Do children have agency as authors?
Education & Development

Do children have agency as authors?

...University explores whether children are given enough autonomy when it comes to writing...Over the last three months the Craft of Writing team, (Debra Myhill and I, Becky Swain, Becky Coles and Sara Venner) have been recruiting schools to this new project. Funded by EEF and the RSA, it’s a partnership study between the OU, the University of Exeter and Arvon and a rare...
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HeadStart Classical Studies
History & The Arts

HeadStart Classical Studies

...university, or are simply interested in knowing more about the ancient world and the people who inhabited it. In these courses you will explore for yourself the art, literature and archaeological remains of the classical world, learning about what ancient Greeks and Romans believed, how they lived their lives, and the vibrant ways in which the ancient world can still help...
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Lead and manage change in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lead and manage change in health and social care

...University course K313 Leadership and management in health and social care. ...Lead and manage change in health and social care: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate the role of emotion and uncertainty in managing and leading change demonstrate an awareness of how the approach to change can influence the way a manager might...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...University course K102 Introducing health and social care....Social media and networks in health and social care: Introduction - The focus of this course, Social media and networks in health and social care, will be on the concept of internet safety and the possible advantages and disadvantages the internet offers you in terms of health and social care. You will reflect...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...University's International Studies courses and qualifications. [Market street in China displaying Chinese flags.] The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. It has an area of 9.6 million square kilometres with two thirds of the country covered in highlands or hill regions. A nation of geographical and cultural diversity, China’s population in 2005 was 1.314...
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Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German
Languages

Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German

...University course L113 German Studies 1: language and culture of the German-speaking world...Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: develop strategies for understanding video resources in German understand German spoken at natural speed understand and give personal information in German use...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs