1,275 search results
Olde dessert recipes
History & The Arts

Olde dessert recipes

...adaptation of a recipe in a 1677 manuscript This is the earliest sort of trifle, really a rich spicy junket. It emerged in the 16th century, though the first recipes do not appear until the following century. Ginger was sometimes used as an alternative to cinnamon and mace. Trifles like this were often scattered with coloured sugar comfits. Ingredients 20 fluid oz of...
View activity Olde dessert recipes
Activity 5 mins
What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?

...adaptation to their home to make it safe for them but the adaptations are yet to be undertaken. There have even been reports of families refusing to allow their relatives to return home from hospital but rather insisting that they are found a place in a nursing or care home. Delayed discharge of patients is not a new phenomenon or one that is unique to the United Kingdom....
View article What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?
Article 5 mins
Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Education & Development

Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments

...adapt language exams to the new technological realities of learning and studying. Three approaches, or a mixture of them, may help us to solve the dilemma: It is essential there are clear definitions of what constitutes good and acceptable academic practice in the respective assessment context. Rules for the uses of translation tools and citations, and established formal...
View article Machine translation – how teachers can deal with online translation tools in language studies assessments
Article 5 mins
Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques
Money & Business

Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques

...adaptable. Not wanting to simply add extra pieces of material here and there, I set about designing a garment from which the wearer could achieve two different looks. Another common barrier to clothing longevity is changes in body shape and size. As this issue also lent itself to the concept of adaptability, I considered how I could incorporate minor (size) and major...
View article Sustainable Design – Innovative design techniques
Article 5 mins
Learning from sport burnout and overtraining Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...adapted from DeFreese et al. (2015), Goodger et al. (2012)) Now you know the four main perspectives that researchers use to frame their work on burnout, the next question is, how can they quantify it? There are, in fact, a range of methods that can be used to investigate the extent to which an individual is suffering burnout, such as observation, interviews, physiological...
View course Learning from sport burnout and overtraining
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...adapted extract from the Open University course K119 Wellbeing across the lifecourse....Child mental health: is it in crisis?: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Child mental health: is it in crisis?. There is much discussion about the issue of children and young people’s mental health problems in the media in the United Kingdom, and we often hear this issue...
View course Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete

...et al., 1983; Eccles, 1993) states that if parents perceive sport to be important, they will provide more frequent opportunities for their child to participate in sporting activities based on a range of values. “We forced him to swim and we have a strong belief that all children should swim because it’s a life-saving skill.” Caroline Peaty, Mother of Adam Peaty...
View article Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
Article 5 mins
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...adapt our learning styles to different circumstances (Harrison, 2009; Gold et al., 2013). However, others argue that it can be very helpful to be self-aware about the approaches you are taking to learning, and to try out new approaches to learning more effectively...Developing your skills as an HR professional: 2 Using reflection to improve performance - The ability to...
View course Developing your skills as an HR professional
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs