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Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...world leaders in the research and delivery of online education. In this free course, we share the fundamental knowledge needed to deliver effective teaching online. This course is suitable for anyone moving teaching online, including educators, collaborators/support staff and leaders. In the course, you will be introduced to online education, hear about the experiences of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...world today, it is clear that we can be greatly affected by events that take place well away from our immediate environment. Although our immediate environment is where we live, work and meet other people in our daily lives, we are also connected to and influenced by factors further from home. Think about the influence of the internet, social media and cheap air travel...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...world with different problems. At the beginning of the 20th century, nutritionists wanted to ensure people were well fed. The calorie was a useful way to quantify a person’s needs. Today, excess weight affects more people than hunger; 1.9 billion adults around the world are considered overweight, 600 million of them obese. Obesity brings with it a higher risk of...
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Video 5 mins
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...world, and can be dated back to around 400 BC (Violatti, 2016). It is spoken by more than 85 million people (Ethnologue, 2021), most of them in Tamil Nadu (meaning ‘The Tamil Nation’), a state in southern India. Tamil is a language rich in literature, philosophy and music, and thus of interest to many people. It is one of the 22 official languages of India. [A model...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?
Science, Maths & Technology

What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

...world new chemical technology is now needed to ensure economical and sustainable water management. As the population increases, industries develop and the understanding of the health implications of pollutants grows. Pollution is defined as the introduction into the environment (water, air or land) of contaminants, the quantities, characteristics and duration of which are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...world where ice was denser than water and sank, rather than floated, consider these questions: What might the consequences be for aquatic life? How might denser ice affect small-scale bodies of water, like ponds and lakes? How might denser ice affect oceans? Could denser ice have far-reaching effects on the evolution of life?...Week 2: Unique properties of water: 2.3 Week...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...world children inhabit has changed significantly in the last 40 years. Spaces to play in are often limited and worries about their safety mean they don’t have opportunities enjoyed by previous generations to play freely. The education system in England is also demanding and there is a focus on teaching specific aspects of the curriculum such as maths and English that...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...world. Finally, you’ll identify how you want to develop your own leadership skills and devise a plan to build your experience. Please tell us more about your Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and personal skill development! We would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete this survey and tell us about yourself and your experiences of CPD and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs