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Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...manage our lives effectively. For children exposed to an endless stream of new information and novel input, such processes of simplification are necessary in order to make sense of the complex world around them. Activity: What’s in your gender schema? Allow about 20 minutes This activity will help you to explore your own use of gender schemas. Do you make any automatic...
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Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...introduction of palliative care in earnest from 2000 onwards. But first she had to come up with the right words. “[In Mongolia] we didn’t have any terminology for palliative care,” she tells me as she gives me a tour of the country’s first palliative care ward, established in the early 2000s at Mongolia’s National Cancer Center. Pointing out the sign on the...
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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course, The science of nuclear energy. In the following video, course authors Sam Smidt and Gemma Warriner introduce themselves and do some experiments with a Geiger counter to show radioactivity. SAM SMIDT Hello, and welcome to the course. I’m Sam Smidt. GEMMA WARRINER And I’m Gemma Warriner. Over the next four weeks, you’ll be...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...Introduction - This free course introduces you to some well-known psychological topics by asking and answering some important everyday questions such as: Why don’t we like one another? Why would I hang around with you? Do you see what I see? And what’s the point of childhood? As you work your way through the course you will learn how psychologists go about addressing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...Introduction - This course introduces the roles of the mentor and tutor in supporting student teachers. It explores the similarities and distinctions between these two roles, the need to balance student teacher support with appropriate levels of challenge and some commonly used approaches for supporting student teachers development. Student teachers may be supported by a...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...Introduction - This free course, Census stories: Bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes, aims to provide you with opportunities to reflect on contemporary religious identities, as well as the role of religious and secular communities in providing a sense of belonging, in our increasingly global, urban and multifaith society. During this course you will compare data...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...Introduction - This course looks at Babylonian mathematics. You will learn how a series of discoveries have enabled historians to decipher stone tablets and study the various techniques the Babylonians used for problem-solving and teaching. The Babylonian problem-solving skills have been described as remarkable and scribes of the time received a training far in advance of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...Introduction The intention of this article is to provide some general knowledge about viruses, how they lead to infection and how the body’s immune system responds. Although tiny, viruses are complex, diverse entities that have the capacity to infect hosts, replicate themselves and then spread to additional hosts. In addition, viruses can sometimes transfer between host...
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Article 20 mins