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Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...resources, children’s experiences can lack connection. Change itself can result in a feeling of discontinuity; new environments, people and cultural practices can be stimulating but they can also be a source of anxiety (Dockett and Perry, 2007). It is only through careful listening to a child that a practitioner can identify which aspects of their transition might be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...human imagination for thousands of years. Restricted to high mountains and towards the poles, they have low human populations but have been the focus of interest from nations, explorers, business people and scientists. In this course the discussion will concentrate on the largest component of the frozen planet, which is closest to the poles: the Arctic to the north and...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...humanity in its uncorrupted state. They were born good and lacking in all violence and it was civilization that imposed violence on them. Activity 1 Representations of children and violence Timing: 0 hours 10 minutes Study the pictures below. How do you react to them? In which do you see the child as innocent and in which do you see them as violent? Why do you feel this?...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...humans this usually involves having a conscious experience of it, but perhaps for other creatures it does not. Thus, we might say that Cog is conscious of the people around it, in virtue of the fact that it detects their presence and responds to them. The second distinction is between consciousness, in the senses just mentioned, and self-consciousness. Self-consciousness...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...human brain perceives things in three dimensions. So I did a doctorate in psychology. But I always wanted to ultimately end up being a lawyer. So I qualified as a barrister, and I practised as a barrister in general common law for several years, from I think 1995 till 2010, when I was lucky enough to be appointed as a full-time judge in the Queen's Bench division in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...Resource Unit Teaching Secondary Modern Foreign Languages – Issues in Practise I'm Maria Luisa Perez Cavana and when designing this unit I drew on my many years in MFL education as a German and Spanish teacher as well as my experience of initial teacher education. Modern foreign languages is one of the most rewarding but also a difficult subject area to teach in a...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...human activity upon it. Here you will see how map-makers, travel writers and collectors have all contributed to historians’ evidence of landscape and environment change. An important factor in how landscapes, both town and country, were understood was the advance in map-making in the early modern period. Activity 1 Timing: Allow about 20 minutes Look at this map made...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
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Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...resources, how might that help?’ Reflective questions – to check understanding, such as ‘So would you prioritise the most critical areas for attention first and make sure that everyone knew what was most important?’ Leading questions – are not always well received but can be used to help a person reach a conclusion or have an idea that you feel will be...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs