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Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...out on the fields, and actually finding out things on the ground, of measuring them, of recording the data, of, in his case, mapping the data. So you actually began to see patterns and causes of poverty. NARRATOR Booth colour- coded his maps of London, marking the poor areas in blue, and those he called vicious, semi-criminal, in black. JOANNA MACK Here we have a map...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...out there in the world, and that some of them do not work very well and can be engineered to do better. This is not a perspective supported in this course nor, more generally, in STiP. STiP practitioners see systems as conceptual constructs or tools to help us understand and act in messy situations of concern. Unlike ‘problems’, which can be defined and solved, messy...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...out four main types of innovation (OECD/Eurostat, 2005): Product innovation – a good or service that is new or significantly improved. This is perhaps what we think of most often when we think of an innovation. Process innovation – a new or significantly improved production or delivery method. Innovations in the way things are made can critically effect, for example,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...out of charity but should be fed, clothed and sheltered as a right. Figure 2 Eglantyne Jebb (1876 -1928), founder of the Save the Children Fund (1918) and initiator of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. In five points, the Declaration set out the special rights that all children had because of their age and perceived vulnerabilities, as well as the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...out of regular classes for these sessions, making her feel different from her peers. Scenario 2 Adebayo works in a place where dyslexia is not seen as a problem within the person, but rather as a difference that the workplace should accommodate. The workplace uses inclusive strategies that cater to diverse styles. For instance, they provide audiobooks and use visual aids...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...out Us, Sunday nights, you know, it is now called The Natural World, that was a real eye opener for me. I used to sit with my parents, I was in front of the fire, like a dog, watching the world through this little box in the corner of the living room in the early seventies, just thinking, ‘That’s absolutely amazing.’ The fascination of nature, the beauty of nature,...
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Video 40 mins
Section 6: Introduction to Learning Resources on Red Clydeside
Society, Politics & Law

Section 6: Introduction to Learning Resources on Red Clydeside

...out more learning resources...This is an introduction to some of the resources which are available online and in print. It is by no means an exhaustive list: there is more material online (and elsewhere) than we have included here. The material had been divided into sections. The first section here (a. Starting points) identifies two online collections which provide...
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Article 30 mins
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...out to enjoy a snack or a cigarette with friends. Ideally there should be lots going on, a lively and bustling atmosphere – it should be ramé. Ramé (also spelt ramai) and related ideas provide an important aesthetic influence on Indonesian performing and decorative arts in general: The Javanese predilection for ramé is well known. Ramé translates as busy, noisy,...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs