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Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...work on the Home Front. They can feel the weight of the gas mask and smell the stifling warmth of the mask on their face. This gives them a depth of understanding that nothing else could. For the moment they are connecting with the sensations and physical feelings of a wartime child. This richness and immediacy of experience can be applied across the curriculum and with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...work on trying to find as many planets as possible around the stars closest to the Sun. Galaxies tend to fall into two groups: spiral galaxies (Figure 19), such as the Milky Way, which contain stars of a variety of ages, including young stars that are still forming elliptical galaxies (Figure 20), which contain mostly older stars and look like fuzzy blobs. Spiral galaxies...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...work for all disabled people and for all women. There is an issue about now we have legislation, we have inclusion, we have in Britain we have legislation apparently protecting people with disabilities, in America too, in Australia too, so most Western countries are introducing legislation. We are apparently included, we see little wheelchair symbols everywhere. We are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...working with the calculator again, click the 'Calculator' button in the Windows taskbar. (The taskbar is usually at the bottom of the screen; it contains the 'Start' button.)...Presenting information: 1.1.4 Simple arithmetic operations - To perform a simple arithmetic calculation: Enter the first number in the calculation (for example '123') using one of the following...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...working life (f) lower future occupational performance a. (a) reduced wellbeing b. (b) lower rates of study continuation c. (c) lower rates of attainment d. (d) lower rates of progression into skilled workforce or further study e. (e) less preparedness for working life f. (f) lower future occupational performance The correct answers are a, b, c, d, e and f. Answer Correct...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...work for everyone, but there is increasing interest in its beneficial effects. Five: We can all take time to stop and smell the roses. It's very easy to unintentionally enter a state of mindlessness, that means we overlook the things that might be really important to us. Hence, we all need to remind ourselves about the value of mindfulness. So the next time you take a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...work for you in your own learning and teaching of a language. The third session focuses on learning grammar and practising translation and presents you with different sample activities in French, German, Spanish and English to support your learning and teaching in these areas with OMT. Session 4 draws this course to a conclusion by demonstrating when and how OMT can be...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...work life and your social life. Because talking to other people is part of everyday life, you may feel that you naturally possess these skills. In this course you will discover that a little psychological knowledge about interactions will help you to be able to plan and prepare for conversations in a way that will enable you to become an even more skilled communicator....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs