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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...concept of funds of knowledge introduced by Moll et al. (1992) challenges deficit-based views by recognising that all learners bring valuable cultural and experiential knowledge to the learning environment. This perspective encourages practitioners to see learners as active contributors, helping to shift the focus from what learners lack to what they bring to the table....
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Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...concept of race was a marker of human difference based on perceptions, belief and actions driven by imperial power. Equiano’s autobiography was and remains powerful because it describes the experience of slavery and gives vivid images of the middle passage from the perspective of the victims who are labelled as slaves. His autobiography was a significant contributor to...
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Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO
Education & Development

Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO

...Concepts and Elements of a Work Programme, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Available at: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/itetebmisc5_en.pdf UNESCO (2025a) Global Ministerial Dialogue on Science Diplomacy: Co-Chairs’ Statement. Available at:
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Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...concepts and theories relating to adult learning has occurred at different levels, ie, personal, professional and philosophical. For example, when I recall my decision to ‘return to learn’, I am now aware of how personal and circumstantial factors at the time affected my access to learning opportunities. As I have already highlighted, I had taken advantage of...
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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...concept of a canon – from the Greek kanon, meaning ‘rule’ – refers to the so-called timeless masterpieces that define any given art form. In music, the classical music canon was formed during the nineteenth century – a time when women had few rights and little access to public life. Many women composers – including Louise Farrenc, Fanny Hensel, Emilie Meyer,...
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AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...concepts and history. Learn how AI technology powers everyday items and transforms your daily life. By the end of this session, you should be able to: evaluate the concepts of AI, machine learning, and deep learning by comparing their definitions, applications, and interconnections evaluate the effectiveness of different AI algorithms in solving specific real-world...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...concepts about jobs, professions, industries/businesses and sectors. As a result, you should have a more complete understanding of how your job fits into the parts of the economy most related to the area of your work, or that which you wish to enter – the bigger picture. You also spent some time considering how these might affect your perspective on your work and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...concept of individual coping mechanisms within such systems, as well as the concept of social capital, which is closely associated with ideas of social disadvantage. In addition it moves away from the idea that service users’ problems are a consequence of either their own actions or inherent qualities (pathology), and towards the idea that their needs must be understood...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs