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Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...artificial pineapple flavouring, is made from the reaction of butanoic acid with ethanol. There is a certain logic to the naming of these compounds. Note the endings on the names: -ic for the carboxylic acid, -ol for the alcohol and -ate for the ester. Because the other product is water, this type of reaction is known as a condensation reaction. (There are other...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...artificial ecosystems, such as agricultural land for food production, and towns and cities as places for us to live. The human population continues to grow and this, combined with the pressure for economic growth and development, will tend to increase our demands on other living things and the physical environment. To manage – or protect – an ecosystem we need to know...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...artificial conditions for the animals; what the ethologists decided was that it was more correct to go out into the field and to study animals in their natural habitat. And of course the criticism was, ‘Well, that’s just natural history, that’s not science.’ But what Tinbergen did, and this was his major contribution, was that he showed that you can enjoy...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...Intelligence Corps at Bletchley Park (1942–45) before becoming a fellow of Worcester College in 1945 and embarking on an academic career. What, then, do historians actually do? Asking the internet produces a great many verbs: historians locate, collect, consider, analyse, develop, evaluate, assess, compare, write, argue and explain. While all the activities in this list...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...intelligence, and trustworthiness. These four areas are essential in making a credibility determination. (Adapted from Gibbons and Grabau, 1996) Gibbons and Grabau based their discussion on an experiment investigating how the English-language interpretation of testimonies given in Spanish influenced the perception of the credibility of witnesses in the eyes of mock...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...intelligence, development, ability and behaviour. There is a long history of recognising these notions as being socially constructed and socially situated, however within most education systems they are seen as individual characteristics or potentials. As a consequence, you might find yourself evaluating children against these individualised measures or viewing their...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...Intelligence; alertness; insight; responsibility; initiative; persistence; self-confidence; masculinity; adjustment; dominance; extroversion; conservatism; achievement; cooperativeness; tolerance; influence; dominance; drive; motivation; integrity; cognitive ability; task knowledge. Or how about: energy; height (tall); weight (not too much); hair (baldness is out for...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...intelligence test for me. The reason he gave for this rejection of the tests was that such tests could not give a true picture of him as an individual and might be used to make decisions for him which he preferred to make for himself. I think that he was casting doubt on the validity of the tests and the psychometric process and although not a point of view that I...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs