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Citizen science and global biodiversity Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...et al., 2009)...Week 1: What is citizen science?: 3 Who is a citizen scientist? - Participants in citizen science – i.e. citizen scientists – are involved in a wide range of research projects in subjects such as astronomy, medicine, climate change, invasive species, conservation, ecological restoration, monitoring water quality and studying population ecology, to name...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...fellow citizens. An independent assessment of GM Nation? consultation (Horlick-Jones et al., 2004) pointed to its failure to ‘engage with the broad mass of hitherto disengaged members of the lay public’ and presented convincing evidence that the shortcomings of the exercise were such that ‘the extent of outright opposition to GM foods and crops amongst the UK population is probably lower than indicated in the GM Nation? ......
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...et al., 2014, p. 4). This term is used to describe a variety of conditions children may experience, including mild, moderate to severe, and ensuing conditions ranging from anxiety or depression through to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders. Health promotion The World Health Organisation (2018) define health promotion as the process of enabling people to...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
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Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...et al., 2011, Lucas and Mladenovic, 2007). Threshold concepts focus on the cognitive (thinking) domain of learning rather than the affective (feelings, moods and emotions) or behavioural (physical/kinaesthetic) domains of learning (see Bloom’s (1956) characterisation of learning)...Week 1 Tricky topics and threshold concepts: 1.1 Why do misunderstandings occur in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...et al., 2019) Figure 2: Declines in labour share across advanced economies have been widespread but not uniform Activity 2: The distribution of income between workers and firms Timing: 3 minutes What does the figure tell you about the proportion of national income held by workers? What can we extrapolate about the share held by entrepreneurs and shareholders? Discussion...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...et résilience face au carnage du 13 novembre à Paris" on Storify] The hashtag #PrayforParis also became a global message, with more than 7 million tweets is several hours. Exploring even a small range of how so many people expressed their resilience is to find meaning in a world that seems absurd, incomprehensible, uncontrollable. Images and symbols highlighting...
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Article 10 mins
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...et al, 2018) A fuller discussion of ethical principles is available from the British Psychological Society’s Code of Human Research Ethics (BPS, 2021). You can also refer to guidance from the British Educational Research Association and the British Association for Applied Linguistics. [Pebbles balance on a stone see-saw] Ethical principles are essential for protecting...
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Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...et al., (1999) noted that the Salamanca Statement and other United Nations proclamations have had a ‘powerful influence’ on international perspectives on inclusion. Twenty years later, a complete issue of the International Journal of Inclusive Education (2019, Issue 23, p. 7–8) was devoted to articles about the Salamanca Statement 25 years on, and a recent study by...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs