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Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...religion, archaeology, architecture, art, geography and so on. Some contexts are quite detailed. This course has hinted at a few of them: the representation of Ajax and Achilles on vase paintings, the use of coins to project the image of Greek rulers, the layout of ancient Athens, the nature of writing in the ancient world, and the practice of ostracism. All aspects of...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...religion as well as medicine...Week 1: What is health? Using the evidence: 1.3 Health and the gods - When you think about whether you are healthy, or what health is, you may think in terms of medicine rather than religion. But in the past, the lines between these two areas were drawn differently from today. The gods and goddesses were involved in health and healing, as...
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...religion, age, family situation) or subjective features, such as life experiences. Equally, it may be that the reader recognises features in characters that they desire or aspire to, such as bravery, achievements or popularity. Such texts enable children to see that people like them can be the heroine or hero, and these texts can help children to come to terms with...
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...religion, culture, sexual or gender or identity will not be tolerated. No promotions or spam Give more to this group than you take. Self-promotion, spam and irrelevant links aren't allowed. Respect everyone's privacy Being part of this group requires mutual trust. Authentic, expressive discussions make groups great, but may also be sensitive and private. What's shared in...
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...Religion 300 – Social sciences 400 – Language 500 – Science 600 – Technology 700 – Arts and recreation 800 – Literature 900 – History and geography These groups are then sub-divided into more specific categories which are, in turn, sometimes followed by the first three letters of the author’s surname. This group of numbers and letters is known as a ‘call...
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...religion as “Church of England”, survived the war under the gaze of the Sun Spirit of his ancestors. (Olusoga, 2014, p. 12) This quote shows the juxtaposition of fighting a modern war in Europe with deadly weapons designed to inflict maximum casualties while bringing to bear ancient rituals, which, if anything, made Strangling Wolf more likely to die given the risk of...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...religion, gender, profession or town of origin), and for these preconceptions to make it difficult for you to fit in with a new group of people. Being aware of how groups work can help you feel prepared and decide how to address these kinds of barriers...Week 6: Wider perspectives: 4 Student approaches to learning - It is time now to move on to the second theory. This one...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...religion and superstition, to psychology and medical explanations. Although it is now widely accepted that one of the first solutions to preventing or supporting a mental health problem is to talk about it, stigma often prevents people opening up about their problems. The ambition of policymakers is to revolutionise mental health care and to make it designed around the...