2,670 search results
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...world meaning. But sometimes there are different connections to be made (see Box 1). Box 1 Taking on different meanings Consider, for example, the term ‘behaviour’. For new teachers, ‘behaviour’ is often thought about in terms of ‘bad behaviour’ in classrooms and how to manage it. However, ‘behaviour’ has many other real-world meanings which can be used to...
View course Building confidence in using online forums
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...world. They are all communicating in some way – they all have something to tell you. We communicate all the time, sometimes without realising it. Something as simple as a raise of the eyebrow, a smile or a frown can convey a clearly understood message from one person to another. In fact, everything we do is communication. We can show people what mood we are in just by...
View course Caring for adults
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...world would be at a standstill. In truth, the rate of birth is slightly in excess of that of death. I would suggest: Every moment dies a man, Every moment 1 is born ‘Strictly speaking,’ Babbage added, ‘the actual figure is so long I cannot get it into a line, but I believe the figure 1 will be sufficiently accurate for poetry.’ Newspapers, magazines and television...
View course Rounding and estimation
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...world at my feet. And now I don’t have that. And I have, I guess, I have like a ditch that I’m trying not to fall down. I think what makes me upset the most is the impact that it has on the people that you love, being ill, the impact that it has on your family. And I try so hard to be positive for my whole family and for my parents, my siblings, and everyone. But...
View course An introduction to death, dying and grief
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...world, identifying patterns and relationships and understanding complex problems, so assessing students’ progress will be seen to be more complex and multifaceted. You should now also understand that assessment rarely means using a test or short questions, unless you need to assess the ability to take a test. Assessment should involve getting to the heart of students’...
View course Assessment in secondary geography
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...world of sport, science, employment, business, political liberty, education, health services – everything, in fact, from neighbour disputes to war. The law in the United Kingdom has evolved over a long period. It has, over the centuries, successfully adapted itself through a great variety of social settings and disputes of government. Today it contains elements that are...
View course Starting with law
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...world. On the contrary, it will help you to engage with everyday issues in a more thoughtful and clear-minded way and with a much better understanding of the issues involved...Introducing philosophy: 2 Doing philosophy - This section will illustrate the points just made and give you a sense of what it will be like to do philosophy. We shall look at some extracts from the...
View course Introducing philosophy
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The Scottish Parliament and law making Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Parliament and law making

...heritage data protection training firearms housing consumer protection some aspects of transport, including the road network, ports and harbours ordnance survey law and home affairs (the prosecution system and courts) abortion, human fertilisation, embryology, genetics the police and fire services xenotransplantation and vivisection the environment equal opportunities...
View course The Scottish Parliament and law making
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs