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Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...changing process, where students live with this uncertainty as they search for an understanding and begin to focus in on the concept. [Described image] Figure 4 Liminal Space, Harlow et al (2011, p2) Students adopt a range of strategies to cope with threshold concepts. Mimicry (Harlow et al., 2011) is often used by students and results in a situation where the students...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...change the way you go about it in Week 2; don’t worry if that happens. The important thing is that you find a way to note down, each week, new vocabulary and expressions, and also tips about pronunciation, grammar, culture and communication in general that will support you as you continue learning French. This week you learned how to ask for directions to key places in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...changed their minds by reading the saddest passages aloud to them (UK RED: 2368). Arthur Harding, a Victorian professional criminal, enjoyed A Tale of Two Cities and Dombey and Son when he read them in prison (UK RED: 5220), and another inmate, a fruit seller turned petty crook, was a Dickens expert who could perform any one of his characters on demand (UK RED: 12545)....
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Voice-leading analysis of music 2: the middleground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 2: the middleground

...changes have been made in the alignment to show where the melody harmonises with the bass. Three slurs have already been put in to show where the appoggiaturas are. You should follow the instructions below to continue drawing the graph. There are five things to do. A pdf of Example 10 is provided below for you to print out for marking up. Click to download pdf version of...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...changed. A change of status from witness to suspect or from suspect to witness can happen in investigations, as it can become apparent that someone who initially is suspected of committing the crime is in fact a witness and vice versa. This change of status means some changes for the interviews. For example, someone being interviewed as a suspect has to be given the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...changed in some respects, but a series of underlying principles and values inherited from Ancient Greece are still central to the modern Olympic spirit. For example, the London 2012 theme of ‘truce’echoed the Ancient Olympic tradition of ekecheiria (sacred peace); Classical ideals of equality and self-improvement still motivate athletes to compete fairly and push...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...Changes in a bond’s price are linked to the following factors: i.prevailing interest rates ii.inflation iii.the bond’s credit rating. (i) Prevailing interest rates Assume, again, you have purchased a bond at par with a face value of £1000 and an annual coupon rate of 5%. The annual coupon payment will be equal to £50 (i.e. £1000 × 0.05). However, after your...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...change the composition of the water molecule on the right of the equation as the water molecule exists as a group of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom all bonded together. Each oxygen molecule supplies two oxygen atoms so will always form two water molecules, provided there are two hydrogen molecules (each being a unit of two atoms) to react with it. Thus two...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs