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The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness
Scotland Colleges

The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness

...concept of synthesis, list the aspects which you would combine in order to define and explain the uniqueness of this place. Explore the articles in this collection . Acknowledgements This material draws from an Open University course based on the work of Pat Jess. Jess, P. (1985) ‘Unit 17 Local Change in the West of Ireland’, in The Open University (1985) D205...
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Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...concepts from a design and creativity program created by Buckminster Fuller and Steven Archer at Southern Illinois University and organization and social studies at Brunel university in England. From 1992-2000 he was adjunct faculty with the University of Maryland and George Mason University teaching Internet, Distance Learning, Project Based Learning and Evaluation to...
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Out for the count: the mathematics of voting systems
Science, Maths & Technology

Out for the count: the mathematics of voting systems

...concepts of fairness that help us make informed choices about our democracy. Acknowledgements: This learning activity was adapted from materials purchased under license from Outstanding Resources, and is provided here solely for the purpose of your own private study. For use in teaching in an educational setting, you must purchase a single-user license from the Times...
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Magneform (electromagnetic assembly and forming)
Science, Maths & Technology

Magneform (electromagnetic assembly and forming)

...concepts [Images to demonstrate 'Magneform (electromagnetic assembly and forming)' - see article ] Bulging or expansion ring [Images to demonstrate 'Magneform (electromagnetic assembly and forming)' - see article ] The Magneform process uses the principle of electromagnetic metal forming, in that a controllable force is exerted on a current-carrying conductor (metal...
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Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs

...concept (how we perceive and evaluate ourselves), whilst ignoring or not recognising the influence of negative unconscious beliefs and attitudes on our thoughts and behaviours (Conner and Barrett, 2005). What if these unconscious attitudes are holding us back – have become self-limiting beliefs, lowering our self-regard? Where do they come from and what can we do about...
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Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?
Education & Development

Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?

...concept of ‘flow’ developed by Csikszentmihalyi. [Diagram showing fun in online learning] Flow refers to an optimum state for students' enjoyable accomplishment, when their skills and challenges are balanced. Students' anxiety can be raised when their challenge becomes too high compared to their skill, and boredom occurs when challenge becomes too little compared to...
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Influence of temperament
Education & Development

Influence of temperament

...concepts in current thinking about child development is that of the child influencing its own development, i.e. not just being a passive receiver of externally determined experiences. Bell (1968) and Sameroff and Chandler (1975) are widely recognized as bringing this transactional model to the fore. Under this model the child plays a significant role in producing its own...
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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...concept for the bridge was daring and imaginative. Foster, inspired by the light beam of legendary superhero Flash Gordon, envisioned a ‘beautiful blade of light’. The bridge was one of a number of similar projects that had been stimulated by the success of Santiago Calatrava's Alamillo Bridge built for Expo'92 in Seville and the Erasmus Bridge, opened in 1996 in...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs