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Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...cognitive impairments: mothers’ perspectives,’ Pain Research and Management. Article ID 2514920. Carter, B., Simons, J., Bray, L. and Arnott, J. (2016) ‘Navigating uncertainty: health professionals’ knowledge, skill, and confidence in assessing and managing pain in children with profound cognitive impairment,’ Pain Research and Management. Article ID 8617182....
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...cognition and emotion. The arts leave a space for the human imagination that can support empathetic understanding and achieve great emotional impact. This, in turn, can be a catalyst to achieve change. Through the arts we can not only know, but also feel possible futures, and this makes them particularly powerful both as a form of climate-related activism, and as a means...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...cognitive neuroscientist and author. In his recent book, Ha! The science of when we laugh and why, Weems reviews a raft of academic studies, including those that have used scanning to show which parts of the brain respond when we encounter something funny. In the book, he posits a theory: essentially, that humour is a form of psychological processing, a coping mechanism...
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Article 10 mins
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...cognitive disorders such as dementia in Section 2, Mental health awareness. Activity 10 Timing: Allow about 20 minutes Read Communication and Alzheimer’s, an article from the Alzheimer’s Association. Then answer the questions below. What response is suggested if the person you are supporting cannot find a word? Why should you keep trying to communicate, even when the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...cognitive task – memorising numerals at a glance – in which young chimpanzees are better than human adults. We know one among thousands human children has this kind of capability, but all of the three young chimpanzees, showed this kind of photographic memory. So it’s a clear difference. Chimpanzees are good at memorising things at a glance. So what’s the meaning...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...neuroscience, and infinity. There are opportunities to check your learning throughout the course. At the end of each week, there is a quiz to help you check your understanding. And, if you want to receive a formal statement of participation, at the end of Weeks 4 and 8 there is a quiz which you need to pass. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...cognitive function). This section will concentrate on the latter definition. The following activity allows you to consider what creativity is and the modes and importance of creativity. [Described image] Figure 3 Creativity image Reflection point What do you understand by ‘creativity in geography’? Creativity in geography can involve acts that demonstrate ingenuity,...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...Cognitive changes: globalisation changes how we see ourselves and other countries. For example, the mass media and communication technology, or increased travel to other parts of the world, brings us knowledge of other countries, and along with it the sharing of ideas and values...Population ageing: a global health crisis?: 6.1 How does globalisation impact on health? -...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs