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Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...perceptions and our experiences through our sensori-motor systems – we learn by doing/experiencing. More simply, think about learning situations in which we ‘doodle’ or pace the floor or gesticulate; these are all examples of physical activity supporting cognitive activity. Embodied cognition theory appears similar to that of situated cognition, but whereas that...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...perception. How well an organisation is selling its goods and services in relation to other providers. How much demand there is for a prospective good or service. How attractive an organisation is making their goods and services to the public. Operation Management The processes of how a good or service is produced. The cost and effectiveness of suppliers. The quality of...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...perception in the Judaeo-Christian West of the ‘threat’ posed by Islam. Our brief journey around the events in France in late 2005 suggests many issues about the identification of disadvantaged groups as problem populations. From the example of the banlieue we can also see that, over time, particular places come to accommodate populations, such as working-class...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...perception of their own abilities and other people’s views of their capabilities. However, counter-stories can work against this. They are powerful because they offer a lens for reviewing discrimination, prejudice, inequity, racism and intolerance. They make us question the everyday representations of people in the media, within policy, within paperwork or in our...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...perceptions of the importance of knowing a second language and how to justify the inclusion of MFL on the curriculum. Activity 1 Timing: Allow about 90 minutes Part 1 Ask some students you know what they think it means to learn a language and how important they think it is to learn about MFL in school. How did the views about MFL differ between students aged 11–14,...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...perception of the subject. But is it accurate? There is certainly no universal agreement among philosophers about the six questions I listed, but it doesn't follow that philosophy is just a matter of opinion-swapping. Philosophy offers a certain way of thinking about these questions that is disciplined and rigorous. Philosophers try to construct rational arguments for...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...perceptions: it is about asking colleagues for feedback about what is going well and what is not: ‘What am I missing?’ or ‘What do you think is going on here?’ The lens of theory: here, educators refer to the theory to open up to alternative explanations and interpretations of what they are doing. The lens of autobiographical experiences: educators review their...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...perceptions of holding conversations about mental health are influenced by socially constructed influences, including time and culture identify the appropriateness of starting conversations about mental health with learners and feel confident discussing mental health apply effective active listening skills in your communications with learners understand the importance of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs