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Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...public university in Mexico. Read Keranen, N. and Encinas Prudencio, F. (2014) ‘Teacher collaboration praxis: Conflicts, borders, and ideologies from a micropolitical perspective’, Profile Issues in Teachers Professional Development, 16(2), pp. 37–47. Read from Results (p. 42) to the end of conclusion (p. 45). As you are reading reflect upon a collaborative...
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...public and accessible, be used to convey thoughts, which seem hidden from view. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...Language and thought: Introducing representation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss basic philosophical questions concerning language and thought understand problems...
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...publications produced particularly with children in mind. But how do stories and picturebooks encountered in childhood fire young imaginations? In this free course Exploring books for children: words and pictures you will learn how children’s fiction, ranging from classics such as Beatrix Potter to contemporary authors like Anthony Browne, combines images and text in...
Introducing the philosophy of religion
History & The Arts

Introducing the philosophy of religion

...public. The same is true of the more general, but still not philosophical, question (F), ‘Are all religious people hypocrites?’. To answer this question, what you need to do is a little dictionary work (what does ‘hypocrite’ mean?) and then, once more, some biographical research. If you can find just one religious person who is not a hypocrite, then the answer to...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching others to coach

...health care’, BMJ Quality & Safety, vol. 13, Supplement 2, ii10–ii15. Sfard, A. (1998) ‘On two metaphors for learning and the dangers of choosing just one’, Educational Researcher, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 4–13. Stodter, A. and Cushion, C. J. (2017) ‘What works in coach learning, how, and for whom? A grounded process of soccer coaches’ professional learning’,...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...health and safety, for example, or at times of crisis. In contrast, accommodating satisfies the needs of the other person at the expense of one’s own needs, often to maintain friendly relations. It may work when the quality of the relationship is more important than other considerations. However, it can lead to difficulties: discipline is seen to be negligible,...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...health or statistics, and a vast literature exists on the subject. One important role of software development processes is to reduce risk, particularly in relation to two fundamental categories: Problem-related risks: these are risks associated with misunderstanding the problem and the stakeholders’ requirements, or making inappropriate assumptions as to the context of...
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Money & Business

Academi Arian MSE

...health charity, I know that spending issues are both a symptom and a cause of mental health problems. So controlling your spending is really important. That’s why I’m going to start with my money mantras. There’s one if you’re skint, and there’s one if you’re not skint. And understanding that there’s a difference is important. So if you’re skint, before...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs