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The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...public (e.g., governmental building) or private (e.g., personal household)...Week 1: Introducing the Byzantine icon: 3.1 Sacred I: The Byzantine Church - According to Saint Germanos, Patriarch of Constantinople between 715 and 730, ‘the church is the earthly heaven in which the heavenly God dwells and moves’ (Acheimastou-Potamianou, 1987, p. 38). During the long life...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...health and the environment through increasing the carbon footprint as warning signs. The pandemic really highlighted those bad habits and eyes were well and truly opened. According to Gratton (2022), the pandemic also allowed us to see into each other’s working and domestic lives for the first time, and to connect on a level that we have never achieved before. We...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...Health coaching – working with patients and health professionals. Coaching in education – working with students, educators and parents. Career coaching – working with professionals on their career development. Leadership coaching – working with leaders in any profession or field. Positive psychology coaching – integrating coaching and positive psychology to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...health improved after drinking Guinness, but nowadays this is attributed to the high iron content of the stout. Pregnant women are now advised not to drink Guinness because of its alcohol content and the dangers of alcohol to the foetus. Can you tell how a beer will taste from its appearance? Taste is dependent on both the ingredients of the beer and the process used to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...public on a forum for other people – usually strangers – to see and read. Equally, you might find it exciting and stimulating to share your thoughts and wait for others’ comments and feedback. You might enjoy the chance to bounce ideas off other people. How comfortable you feel about posting to an online learning forum will be linked to your enthusiasm and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...health or friendships, it is better to think about the different activities in terms of content, context and the child. Researchers still know very little about the complex relationships between these ‘3Cs’. The issue is therefore not simply about banning technology or allowing free use of screens. The challenge for parents is how best to understand and manage the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...public can see how difficult it is with the change of rule but all we can do is give it our best. “I was coming down the home straight, we were not far away and you can see how close it is. That is encouraging. We will work hard and aim to come back even stronger.” Read at The Guardian: Tearful Lynsey Sharp says rule change makes racing Caster Semenya difficult The...
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Thirty-seven winters of discontent
History & The Arts

Thirty-seven winters of discontent

...public sector workers across the country, with bodies unburied and garbage in the streets. Were three one-day strikes over a parking fee dispute at a single city Council really of the same order? For the Gloucester Citizen, it was - a "winter of discontent at the docks", no less. 2000 A new millennium could only mean one thing: "it is not difficult to imagine a...
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