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Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...concept of biographical learning plan and carry out an informal interview about lifelong learning...Continuity and learning: 1 Workplace learning - Theories of workplace learning draw on socio-cultural theory and are broadly Vygotskian. [Described image] Figure 1: Lev Vygotsky (1896–1934) Vygotsky highlighted the role of social interaction within a ‘culture’ –...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...concepts such as resilience. There is a wide a variety of practices and services that provide support for children and young people’s wellbeing and this course also explores how they can make a difference to children and young people’s lives. FInally, the course considers how those working with children and young people can know whether they are making a difference or...
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...concepts of justice and fairness from various perspectives but mainly focuses on effective policing and community empowerment. ...This free course, Justice, fairness and mediation, considers the concepts of justice and fairness from various perspectives but mainly focuses on effective policing and community empowerment. This course was produced by The Open University in...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...concept. As you work through the course, you will notice that this area of enquiry has developed its own semi-technical vocabulary. The plural of ‘person’ is, in this area of enquiry, ‘persons’ rather than ‘people’. It is easy to see the reason for this. The question ‘What are people?’ is potentially confusing. It could mean ‘What is it to be a people...
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...conceptions of 'justice' and the distinction between equity and equality...This free course, Exploring equality and equity in education, considers the complexity of social justice as applied to education and reflects on the different purposes of, and value ascribed to, education in different countries and cultures. It discusses different conceptions of 'justice' and the...
Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...concepts that underpin knowledge and learning. You will be encouraged to think about these ideas in the context of your subject and how to present your subject in a way that fits in with your values and beliefs about knowledge and learners. There are no correct theories. You will find different ideas to be useful in different contexts. Furthermore, new ideas in this field...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Human use of animals
History & The Arts

Human use of animals

...concept of the person points to something that is relevant in the specific context of the wrongness of killing. Nigel: See to me, the issue of animals is whether they suffer or not. All kinds of animals are capable of suffering even if they don’t have conception of their life continuing. Peter: I totally agree – you brought up the topic of persons not me. I think the...
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...concepts, constructs and questions developed by crowd psychologists and how these have driven the terms of reference and subsequent lines of inquiry of contemporary crowd studies. One of the sustained lines of inquiry driving crowd studies is ‘Does the event of being in a crowd help to create a sense of identity or lead to a loss of identity?’ Though there are...