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Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...de Graaf, Nicolaas Witsen Project, Netherlands. Who or what do you think is depicted in this picture? Would you think that shamans were humans or some mythical creatures based on this image? Discussion The presence of animal claws, furry skin and reindeer horns all suggest that shamans were not really humans. This depiction of an Evenki shaman was not produced with the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...type of proxy data from ice cores is the chemical composition of the water itself. Past Antarctic temperatures can be deduced from ice cores. Past temperature records have been constructed entirely from the relative amounts of oxygen-16 and oxygen-18 isotopes (see Study note: the central part of an atom). Water molecules in the ice have a proportion of all three isotopes...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...phrase than challenging behaviour, which puts a lot of the onus on the person and the behaviours that they exhibit. Behaviours that challenge actually focuses for me anyway on the people who are challenged, which is usually practitioners, services, and families, and professional carers. I think that the term behaviours that challenge-- I usually in my practice I usually...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...type of analysis you may have come up with. You should reflect on what this tells you about the current situation. [Described image] Figure 5 Power and interest of stakeholders matrix (Source: adapted from Johnson and Scholes, 1999)...Applying your community engagement skills: 3.2 Your own application of stakeholder analysis - This type of stakeholder mapping can be...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...type of studentship, the topic area and potential supervision arrangements (and university) are already specified. You will therefore begin the application process towards the end of Step 1, above. You will need to demonstrate that you are suitably qualified and skilled, and you will need to present an appropriate research proposal. And of course the proposal will have to...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...types of energy source from various scientific and technological standpoints, with a focus on the uses, limitations and consequences of using energy that is available to humanity. This course sets the scene by considering how much energy human society uses and the basic concepts of energy, work, power and efficiency, then briefly investigates the different types of energy...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Nine days' wonder in York
History & The Arts

Nine days' wonder in York

...type, but were perhaps the pleasanter for that reason. In my earlier wanderings I made the acquaintance of a most agreeable market-place, stretching the length of two squares, which on a Saturday afternoon I found filled with every manner of bank and booth and canopied counter, three deep, and humming pleasantly with traffic in everything one could eat, drink, wear, or...
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Article 10 mins
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...type of advice you would provide to this parent for their son, whose usual peak flow is 120. You might also find this asthma action plan from Asthma UK useful when completing this activity. Outline of the diagnostic process Everyday asthma care When they feel worse What to do in an asthma attack Discussion This activity has allowed you to use clinical guidance to produce...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs