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Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...based on the observation that every time a number is multiplied by 10, a zero is added to the end of the number. The use of powers of ten and scientific notation is explained in Section 2.2...Water for life: 2.2 Going up: using scientific notation for large numbers - Think again about the value for the total volume of water stored on Earth: 1460 000 000 km3. When dealing...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...based around a hobby, or a social interest, or as part of an online community. Of course, you might have already used them as part of an online course for school, college, work or university. For instance, most Open University courses and modules use online learning forums where learners can share experiences and ideas, raise questions and work on course tasks. 2. How do...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...based on mythological figures, Lore Olympus, had, as of 2024, over a billion views. What was it that made Ovid so influential? Why do writers, artists and creatives of all kinds return to his stories year after year, and century after century, reshaping his myths for their modern audience? One answer is that Ovid’s poems ask big questions, especially in his most famous...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...based, productive inquiry will be down to your own judgement of what to do. Perhaps the following questions will help you make those judgements: Is getting a partial answer better than taking risks in order to get a ‘perfect’ answer? Would you like another person to treat you as you propose to treat a colleague when asking them questions? How do you balance a need to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...based on the children’s changing needs. Standards – whether national occupational standards for teaching assistants, HLTA standards, or those related to the award of QTS – often contain several ideas and practices. For instance, HLTA Standard 14 above contains three ideas with regard to lessons. When standards are matched to practice, judgements must be made about...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...based on having a degree in English, but on the fact that as an engineer he often gave talks in English at international conferences. In the particular area of engineering in which he was specialised – sanitation – he certainly knew a lot more vocabulary items in English than her mother did, and possibly more than he did in Danish, his L1. This goes to show that in...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...base. Critical analysis recognises multiple perspectives in which knowledge, evidence, policies and practice are critically evaluated. Being able to take action in this sense is supported by a reflexive stance to practice, another element of critical practice noted in Figure 1. There are different ways of understanding reflexivity, but in this context it can be defined as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol
Society, Politics & Law

Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol

...De Mae Cyngor Gweinidogol y Gogledd/De, sy’n cynnwys gweinidogion o Weithrediaeth Gogledd Iwerddon a Llywodraeth Iwerddon, yn cydweithredu ar bolisi sy’n ymwneud â 12 maes o ddiddordeb cyffredin. Mae’r ddwy ochr yn cytuno ar chwech o’r meysydd hyn, ond cânt eu gweithredu ar wahân ym mhob awdurdodaeth. Mae’r chwech arall yn cael eu cytuno gyda’i gilydd ond...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs