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Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...articles, many of high-quality scholarship, but there are also articles that are of suspect quality and may even be deliberately misleading. Its greatest strength is also its greatest weakness in that anyone with an internet connection can edit its pages, except for those that are protected. The encyclopedia itself advises users to treat with caution any one single source...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...article/3978952-health-care-dividend-aristocrat-will-profit-old-age-globally; Source: The Wisdom Years Figure 3a: ©United Nations Figure 3b: ©United Nations Figure 4: ©NASA Figure 5: taken from https://www.howtogrowtallerx.com/ height-increase-surgery/ Figure 6: ©NASA Figure 7: ©NASA Figure 8: ©NASA Figure 9: Activity 7; ©TemplateHaven.com Figure 10: Activity 7;...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...article in the Harvard Business Review, ‘What effective general managers really do’, John P. Kotter examined the seemingly inefficient ways in which many managers appear to work. He kept records of what they did and he found that their activities are brief, fragmented and frequently unplanned. They spend 70% or more of their time in the company of other people,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...article Pineapples and Pashto where it is used with speakers of Dari and Pashto. Main activity The key focus of the session. The adult should take a facilitating role here – try not to lead the session! This will depend on what the participants want to develop as a group. Reflect and review A group reflection, sharing learning and responses to the activity. See links on...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
A freelance career in the creative arts Badge icon
History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...articles. While there are many excellent books on this topic, the most up-to-date information is often to be found on the websites of relevant organisations and in blogs by creative entrepreneurs and industry leaders. The amount of online information available can be overwhelming, so this course aims to highlight some of the best advice out there and set it into a logical...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...fact, I believe the 2 to 4 percent gain for Clinton predicted by FiveThirtyEight and other pundits in the next week will fail to materialize. Until they start taking emotional engagement into consideration, pundits will continue to be wrong about debate outcomes, and we should question their initial predictions. These articles were originally published by The Conversation...
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Video 10 mins
Aeroplane Design and Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Aeroplane Design and Engineering

...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36507420/ns/business-us_business/t/hundreds-suppliers-one-boeing-airplane/%20-%20.VxSzNtgVGpo http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1308128/Boeings-billion-dollar-gamble-Inside-worlds-biggest-building-new-787-Dreamliner-plane-built.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-truths/What-happens-to-lost-luggage/...
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Activity 20 mins
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...et al., 2020). It is also the case that beginner teachers may be called by various terms, including: student-teacher; trainee teacher; early career teacher or beginning teacher (Hobson and Malderez, 2013). To aid in understanding how coaching differs from mentoring, this course will draw on the research of Lofthouse et al. (2010) on developing coaching among teachers....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs