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Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...et al., 1983) [This cartoon shows three people peering into a box labelled ‘situation’ through a magnifying glass] Figure 2 Choices that can be made about the nature of a situation such as water governance and catchment management situations (adapted from SLIM 2004). For practical purposes it is essential to remember that both the rational and the emotional aspects...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Rhyddhau amrywiaeth y gorffennol
History & The Arts

Rhyddhau amrywiaeth y gorffennol

...le. Mae'r llyfr, A Practical Guide to Searching LGBQIA Historic Records, hefyd yn ddefnyddiol fel adnodd cymorth mewn technegau ymchwil. Wrth ddefnyddio'r fethodoleg hon, rydych yn dechrau gweld straeon bach yn ymddangos. Mae'r rhan fwyaf ohonynt yn ymddangos yn nhudalennau papurau newydd fel llenwadau, y darnau ‘ac i gloi’ hynny sydd wedi eu hanelu at ddifyrru neu...
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...et al. (1997) developed an evaluation framework that has six guiding principles or ‘yardsticks of excellence’ or criteria: clear goals, adequate preparation, appropriate methods, outstanding results, effective communication and a reflective critique. As you have seen earlier in the course, sharing the results of a SoTL inquiry is the distinguishing characteristic...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...et al., 2015). Accordingly, Roberts, Trewartha, England, and Stokes (2015) investigated collapsed scrums and collision tackles, and found that injury prevention in the tackle should focus on technique, with strict enforcement of existing rules for illegal collision tackles. Furthermore, World Rugby is taking a proactive stance on concussion identification and management,...
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Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity
Nature & Environment

Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity

...et al., 2006) prior to the colonisation to between 180,000 and 350,000 people today (Pinheiro, 2004). Causes include the spreading of European and African diseases - to which native people had no immunity - alcohol consumption, proxy wars, slavery, displacements and removal (Burnett, 2002; Hemming, 1978; Whitehead, 1990). In 19th century British Guyana, Schomburgk...
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Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...et al., 1983) to parental involvement in children’s sporting experience understand how gender and parental gender stereotypes may affect parents’ support of children’s participation in sport...Physical activity: a family affair: 1 What is the modern-day family unit? - There have been many changes in the way that families function in recent years, in particular to...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...et al., 2017) found that while engaging with children and young people might be difficult those difficulties should not be overstated. A crucial step for anyone working with children and young people is to go beyond standardised frameworks and recognise that each child has individual needs and comes from their own specific context with particular challenges. By taking...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions

...et al., 2013) compiled from different observations with labels of important locations. The proposed new mechanism is called Marine Ice Cliff Instability (MICI), not to be confused with the established Marine Ice Sheet Instability (MISI) which are both positive feedback loops (science slang for a self-sustained process: if the result is undesired, as in this case, you can...
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Article 10 mins