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Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...resource for daily living, not an end in itself. So the idea that if we’re healthy we can live our lives to the full. We can take opportunities, whereas if we’re not healthy in the sense that we have very low aspirations, we don’t feel able to do things, we can’t do that. Wendy Moss Good health for a child, I feel, is about making those healthy choices so that...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...resources and fabricate your product. This type of approach is essentially the same as that taken by professional engineers; that is why we would consider shelf assembly to be engineering. However, professional engineers have to be able to handle projects of greater scale and complexity. To do this efficiently and effectively requires a wider range of skills, developed...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Languages

Describing language

...human capacity (or tool, resource, etc.) is one thing. What people actually do in daily life is use a particular language, such as English, French, Russian, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, and so on. These different languages are originally connected to a people, country or region, and may, for historical reasons, be more or less similar to other languages...Week 1: Making...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...human experience is personal, likely to be unique and related to their complex histories and experiences. In Video 1, Alice wanted to come to know how young people with disabilities used social media and needed to find ways for them to express their experiences, taking into account their disabilities. In Audio 1, Gill wanted to find ways to support her participants...
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...human’ represents one individual only. The brown isothermal line shows what the relationship would be if the temperatures of inhaled and expelled air were equal [Figure 27] Figure 27 A diagram of a temporal counter-current heat exchanger: the nasal heat exchanger. Inspired air draws heat and water from the walls of the respiratory tract (i) and gives both back again at...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...human diversity to others. This free course, Understanding autism, introduces the autism spectrum, how it is experienced by different individuals and families, and why it is a global concern. The course explains how ideas about autism have evolved and explores diagnosis, causes, intervention and life-span development. Widely varying perspectives on autism are illustrated...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...resources for school governors in Wales...Welcome This course provides a brief introduction to the field of educational leadership. You can also access the other courses in this collection: Inclusive education: knowing what we mean and Teamwork: an introduction for school governors. The course considers some of the key issues and concepts of educational leadership and,...
Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism
History & The Arts

Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism

...resources, especially oil, in many parts of the Muslim world also provided increasing numbers of people with the money to embark on pilgrimages. In recent years, an increase in the worldwide Muslim population and the perception that their faith is under attack from the “war on terror” have encouraged participation in this affirmation of a universal Muslim community....