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Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...becoming mathematics teachers, or those who are studying mathematics courses and would like to understand more about the teaching and learning process...This free course, Working mathematically, is aimed at teachers who wish to review how they go about the practice of teaching mathematics, those who are considering becoming mathematics teachers, or those who are studying...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...become prejudiced and in this section you will undertake some online activities that focus on ‘implicit and explicit’ forms of prejudice and the distinctions between them...Making sense of ourselves: 1.1 Explicit and implicit prejudice - Some research evidence suggests that levels of racial prejudice are changing in modern, Western societies. Consider, for example,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...become more familiar with some of the main themes in the arguments about doping. You are also able to see how your position compares to other learners. You have started to look at diverse opinions about the doping issue and you will now extend this to consider how debates about issues partly depend how they are shaped. This is called ‘framing an argument’...Doping: a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...becomes clearer if we work out what percentage its weight is of the mother's weight. But to compare 'like with like' we first need to express each measurement in the same units, in this case grams (g). 8.0 kg is equivalent to (8.0 × 1000) grams = 8000 g, so 0.5 g as a percentage of 8000 g is (0.5/8000) × 100%. This calculation comes to a little over 0.006% - compared to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...become clearer as we progress). Whereas Soane's house celebrates the architect as sole creator, the Pavilion is much more typically the product of a collaboration between architect and client. While Soane was and is the architect's architect, an intellectual and an academic, distinguished, original and serious, Nash was the darling of fashionable aristocratic society,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...becoming increasingly popular, and there usually is plenty of coffee or tea, too. While learning about various breakfast options, you will practise using regular and irregular verbs in the present tense. You will also learn new vocabulary to help you to talk about food and drink. To help you memorise these new words, you will look at strategies for learning vocabulary and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate
Society, Politics & Law

The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate

...student debt and the expansion of online courses and better links between high school, two-year, and four-year colleges to bring down the cost of higher education. These Republicans and their Democratic counterparts recognize they have to focus on the issues holding back working families from realizing their dreams. Senator Rubio said it most clearly: if we don’t...
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Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?
History & The Arts

Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?

...students and Trump’s July 26 Twitter pronouncement that the U.S. military will no longer allow transgender service members – some have questioned whether this visibility has actually meant greater acceptance of trans people. Studies have shown that entertainment has the power to shape attitudes on health and social issues, from organ donation to the death penalty. But...
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