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Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...based approach. The strengths-based approach is also referred to as an ‘assets-based approach’ in Scotland and has been promoted by the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) for a number of years. For example, see the IRISS publication Using an assets approach for positive mental health and well-being. This type of approach helps to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Primary education: listening and observing Badge icon
Education & Development

Primary education: listening and observing

...based on valuing the intrinsic rewards of learning, rather than having to have forcing or bribing people, but it would involve rethinking the meaning and relevance of childhood, children’s competencies and rights, and it would change society’s attitudes towards children. Schools can’t do it on their own as little islands in society, and the programme will be...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...based on. Scenario 1 A patient has been admitted to your ward/unit who is ill but has committed a crime against a child. In this scenario, do you think the person is deserving of treatment? If you have answered yes or no, then what do you think this tells you about your values and beliefs? Scenario 2 An alcohol and drug-dependent person has been admitted for a liver...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...based on the distribution of stars. Model galaxy profiles can be used to help determine the best aperture size, and/or correct for missing flux beyond the chosen aperture radius...Astronomy: images of the Universe: 1.3 Measuring sizes - With a few exceptions (the Sun, and a few nearby red giant stars), we cannot measure the sizes of individual stars. The observed size of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...based on the premise that effective leadership will mean improved outcomes for children’s care, learning and development. We take the view that leadership is the concern of all practitioners and not the exclusive domain of one individual, the designated leader. Stacey (2009) notes that while good leadership is key to a team’s success successful leaders are dependent...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...based on your own cultural knowledge about how children, childhood and child readers have been understood differently at different times and in different cultural contexts, and partly based on broader cultural clues. Books for children are also tailored to appeal to children of different age groups, and sometimes of different genders, and again, pictures and the material...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...based. The Masters programme recruits for an October start each year. You will need to have accessed your My OpenLearn profile and downloaded your badge as a PNG file or your statement of participation as a PDF to submit your badge for use towards the first assessment on E822...Introduction and guidance: What is a badged course? - While studying Becoming an ethical...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...based in Milton Keynes, and a large smart city project there has generated quite a few examples of local people using data or creating data to engage with local issues. Milton Keynes has an extensive cycleway, roadway network, for example. And a reporting app is being designed so that if you're cycling on the roadway, and there's some kind of problem with its usability,...
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Video 10 mins