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An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...circulated amongst parents might be briefer and chattier. However, no matter who you are writing for, you should support your arguments with evidence wherever possible, ensuring that you are focused and analytical in your approach. One of your most significant sources of data will be the reports from your Library Management System (LMS). In particular, you may be able to...
Cell signalling
Science, Maths & Technology

Cell signalling

...circulates, but reach many more cellular targets in different tissues. The transfer of information from one neuron to the next is mediated by complex structures called synapses, which are essentially formed by a presynaptic terminal (neuron 1), a synaptic cleft (the tiny gap between the two neurons) and a postsynaptic membrane (neuron 2). When electrical signals reach the...
Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...circulating at any one time. However, if there is less regard for ‘objective facts’ in a post-truth society, does that make it easier for authoritarianism (which may lead to totalitarianism) to gain a foothold? What is also new about the new era of post-truth is the extent to which it demonstrates how standards in public life have changed. Where it was once obligatory...
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...circulation of materials, made workers more productive and reduced downtime, as the entire plant no longer had to be shut down to make changes in just one department. Exercise 2 Write a short paragraph (of not more than 100 words) describing the impact of technological change on economic growth. You should use the key concepts introduced in Section 2, although you do not...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...circulating in manuscript for centuries, but the printing press provided an additional means of reproducing texts in very large numbers. Books were produced in both cheap and expensive editions. The production of cheap editions, coupled with the increasing numbers of people who were able to read, meant that people from across society were reading – the rich, the...
Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael
History & The Arts

Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael

...circulate within culture just as goods do in a market economy: they are traded, passed from one person to another, and they go up and down in value depending upon how and when they are put to use. Historians of literature must pay close attention to these negotiations wherever they occur; hence Greenblatt’s exploration of a painting to introduce his analysis of Thomas...
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...circulation into a system for passing blood through the lungs and a system for transporting oxygen-rich blood around the body. Almost all mammals can swim to some extent – even bats – and many make their way into the water from time to time for one reason or another. Activity 3 Mammals in water Timing: Allow about 5 minutes [Described image] Figure 4 A sequence of...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...circulation: this period has been called a golden age for children’s literature. The rise of mass education in Britain – specifically as a result of the 1870 Education Act – also created a growing new market of young readers at that time. Later in the course you will learn more about some of the famous golden age illustrators such as Walter Crane, Randolph...