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Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...world, humanists developed a new, disciplined classical scholarship. In antiquity these disciplines were called “artes liberales” or”liberal arts”. These were considered to provide the knowledge and skills which would enable an individual to be free, to determine for themselves, truth and falsehood. Humanist philosophy emphasised the dignity of humanity. Humanists...
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Article 30 mins
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...world described in your scenario. As a result of developing your scenarios and reflecting on them, what key actions need to be taken at your school? Add these to your Action grid (only use this link if you haven’t already downloaded the file)...Session 1: Differentiated learning experience: 1.1 Scenarios prompt - Theme: Designing a differentiated learning experience for...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...world is thus a complex and multifaceted activity involving a variety of human capabilities. It is this complexity which is explored in this section. Straight away we can see that we need to make a distinction between the human capability for designing and the output of that process: the designs which surround us in their many forms. In this field, authors often refer to...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
History & The Arts

Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy

...world. In this sense I might imagine how my room will look painted in a different colour. The liability to think of something which the subject believes to be real, but which is not real. Stevenson talks of ‘liability’ rather than ‘ability’ here to indicate that there is some kind of failure in the cognitive process. In this sense I might imagine that there is...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...world inadequate intake of food, at least in terms of energy, is not common. Nevertheless, in many parts of the world starvation is a huge issue, and it is estimated that tens of millions of people face starvation, and well over 5 million, mainly children, die each year from inadequate nutrient intake. Importantly, lack of particular nutrients impairs our ability to carry...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...World War, together with its strong focus on the white, male composers included within the Western canon, discouraged further research on women in music until the closing decades of the twentieth century. [Described image] Figure 2 Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Two Young Girls at the Piano, 1892, oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Photo: Bridgeman Images...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...world in general and special areas. It includes: (1) bicultural knowledge (about the source and target cultures); (2) encyclopaedic knowledge (about the world in general); (3) subject knowledge (in special areas). Knowledge about translation sub-competence. Predominantly declarative knowledge, both implicit and explicit, about what translation is and aspects of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...World Mental Health Survey Initiative – including Israel and Lebanon, places with ongoing, bloody conflicts – Northern Ireland was the one whose population had the highest rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some 39 per cent of Northern Ireland’s population, she says, have experienced a traumatic event related to the conflict. While suicide rates among...
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