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Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...world focuses on adults, but what about involving children and young people? Especially when it comes to finding out about children and young people's lives, basic research questions are designed and often even answered by adults, yet children and young people have a right to be heard. A United Nations convention has conferred upon children the right to express their...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...world, crime scenes with traces of bodies are likely to be rarer than that. Let us assume that in the real world the base rate is about 1 in 10 of suspected murder scenes (or 10%). So, if a dog in the real world indicates a body, what is the probability there really has been a body? This is really difficult to calculate, even for experts, so just do your best. Select your...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...world. Moreover, they are writing more than any previous generation, ever, in history. Popular beliefs that Google is making us stupid and Facebook is frying our brains are totally inaccurate. New technologies are leading to the development of new ways of being literate. (www.chronicle.com/blogPost/Bad-Student-Writing-Not-So/7853/) Task 2 Write down your ideas on the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...World Health Organisation (WHO) defines mental health as: … a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. (World Health Organisation, 2022a) You might notice that this specifically refers not just to how someone is feeling, but also how their...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...world beyond the classroom. At first, authentic speech may be difficult to understand due to its unplanned content and delivery. However, an awareness of the features of natural speech and the conscious use of listening comprehension strategies can greatly increase your ability to understand what you hear. As your confidence grows, you will be able to use the strategies...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...world earthquakes are most likely to occur Describe the potential consequences of an earthquake Differentiate between earthquake intensity and earthquake magnitude Appreciate the enormous energies released by earthquakes...Earthquakes: 1.1 What happens during an earthquake? - The Earth is an active planet, with activity occurring in the oceans, in the atmosphere and in...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...world – that world where her particular aesthetic projects are conceived and her unique aesthetic judgements are made. (Ross and Mitchell, 1993, p. 100) In other words, an important part of assessment is to ascertain what it is that the pupil is trying to achieve and express; ‘teachers and young people should sit down together in regular shared acts of assessment...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...world demand for oil is still increasing and tankers are already carrying more than the 119,000 tons in the 'Torrey Canyon’. International codes and legislation may reduce the amount of oil deliberately discharged, but massive accidental pollutions will occasionally occur and cause heavy damage. Thus pollution will be with us for some long time yet. Many people have...
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Article 10 mins