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Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities

...study project based in Africa, the course illustrates the use of powerful use of systems diagramming for international development management. This is a companion course to Diagramming for development 2: exploring inter-relationships...Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities, is a free course that introduces you to the systems diagramming techniques of Rich...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Do challenges make learning more fulfilling - or off-putting?
Education & Development

Do challenges make learning more fulfilling - or off-putting?

...studies suggest that motivation – rather than ability or skill – is the best predictor of educational and professional attainment. But what do we actually mean by motivation? It seems that wherever one turns, experts have new advice on how to be motivated. As researchers interested in motivation and educational success, we wondered: Is motivation just one thing, or...
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Article 5 mins
Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms
OpenLearn Ireland

Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms

...skills or rediscover old interests. 5. Being in an online fandom should be fun! Online music fandoms help members momentarily escape from the stresses and challenges of daily life. They can bring out your inner child as you participate in games, quizzes and competitions or share feelings of excitement around new releases or concerts with others. Laughter is a huge part of...
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Article 5 mins
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...skills and attributes that teaching assistants use to provide effective support and contribute to productive teamwork...Teaching assistants are an important resource in education. This unit looks at how the role has developed across the UK over time and particularly in Wales. It explores the skills and attributes that teaching assistants use to provide effective support...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...skills and strategies. After this, you then consider the concept of leadership and its skills and qualities. You revisit the importance of supervision in relation to developing and maintaining resilience. Finally, you review what you have added to your toolkit. Key questions Why do you need to be emotionally resilient, and what skills and strategies are involved? What...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...studying mathematics courses and would like to understand more about the teaching and learning process...This free course, Working mathematically, is aimed at teachers who wish to review how they go about the practice of teaching mathematics, those who are considering becoming mathematics teachers, or those who are studying mathematics courses and would like to understand...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...study examines how we produce things, communicate, govern ourselves and understand our environments, and how to solve the problems we face in the organisation of social relations and processes. This free course, The social in social science, provides a basic overview of how social science contains deeply embedded cultural assumptions, and outlines the important...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...skills supporting your studies and practices – reflective writing, digital and information literacy skills, academic and professional writing skills. Other skills social workers need to have include: reflective, professional and academic forms of writing, recording and sharing information thinking skills, such as reflection and analysis the ability ......
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs