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An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...et al. in Wall, Beck and Scott, 2020). This is the form of inquiry that borrows language and processes from research (including assumptions about the nature of this). Adopting an appreciative approach to inquiry arguably straddles both these definitions. We can adopt an appreciative stance towards our practices as a constant process of identifying opportunities to build...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...et al, devised a number of split brain experiments using people who had had split brain surgery as participants and comparing their responses to people who had not had this surgery. In one experiment the split brain participant was blindfolded and given objects to explore with their left hand. Information from the left hand goes to the right hemisphere but speech is...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...articles on leadership available worldwide. The American consultant Joe Iarocci (2015) estimated that there are on average four books a day being published with the words ‘leader’ or ‘leadership’ in the title. First, you will hear from an influential leader in the Royal Air Force (RAF) – Air Commodore Paul Godfrey. During this short video, he shares his insights...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...article. The Times, ‘The Women’s Suffrage Demonstration’ As you read, make notes, either in the text boxes below or in your learning notebook, on the following questions: What use was made in the procession of the history of women’s endeavours? Discussion The historical message of the procession was that there had been many women of distinction over the centuries;...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...et al., 2019). What spaces and places are there for focusing on and discussing race in criminology, what special conferences are held, what symposia are convened, what journals are launched, what Special Issues are curated, what teaching curricula are adopted or developed that address the recurring, resilient and pervasive presence of race and its mysteries? Unlike in...
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Video 30 mins
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...articles like this one. (Adapted from www.joannejacobs.com/ 2009/ 02/ unfit-for-a-college-education/ #comments) How would you describe the attitude of the writer of Text 1 from these options? angry reasonable very sympathetic to the author What gives you this impression? Note any words or phrases from the text which led you to your answer. Answer Strong criticisms like...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...et al., 1999) has emerged as a popular iterative and incremental development process for building enterprise systems based on an object-oriented approach. It promotes a set of best practices, namely that development should be organised in short time-boxed iterations, and that it should be adaptive to accommodate inevitable change. Time boxing means that a (usually) short...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...et River Positive’ grant....Session 1: Biodiversity: Introduction - [Described image] Figure 1 A species-rich floodplain meadow. In this session you will learn about floodplain meadow species and plant communities, and the importance of biodiversity in resilience. Biodiversity is a term that encompasses all the variation in living things. Maintaining and enhancing...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs