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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...concepts like ‘flipped learning’ and ‘Open Educational Resources’, but I would like to learn a lot more about them and be able to consider how I might apply them to my own practice. I am fairly confident in terms of using basic online resources in the classroom. For example, I incorporate graphics or images from the web into my slideshows, and I stay in touch with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...concept. Gender and Society, 19, 829-859. Fausto-Sterling, A., 2000. Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality, New York: Basic Books. Joel, D., Tarrasch, R., Berman, Z., Mukamel, M., & Ziv, E., 2014. Queering gender: studying gender identity in ‘normative’ individuals. Psychology & Sexuality, 5(4), 291-321. Joel, D., Berman, Z., Tavor, I.,...
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Article 15 mins
The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Society, Politics & Law

The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication

...concept of community? What aspects of community does it accelerate? Gil Mualem-Doron: The idea for the flag relates to two previous pieces of work. One was named, Homeland, and it was a street intervention during a cultural takeover of my street in Jaffa, Israel. The other one was an installation at a gallery. In the latter, I cut out the phrase ‘Homeland’ from a door...
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Article 5 mins
Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

...all people are the same height. Can you see what is wrong with this proof? Is the concept of induction at fault? Or, could I have used it incorrectly somewhere? I hope you can see that mathematics takes your mind to new places. It stretches and teases your brain. You can use it to play or to prove deep and powerful facts about the world. It truly is the Queen of Science....
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Article 10 mins
Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds
Society, Politics & Law

Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds

...biological materials from rainforests in their search for new compounds for use in medicines, amongst many other engaging topics. And the DU311 module explores both the Fertile Crescent and the concept of biodiversity in much more detail and also looks at future challenges around food and agriculture. I hope you’ve learnt something new today and thanks for watching....
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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...concept of “roundtrip songs” (cantes de ida y vuelta) was created to refer to the mix of Andalusian and Latin American songs that, after being transformed by the Americans, travelled back to Spain in their new hybrid forms. Spaniards found in the New World participatory bodies. The native Americans as well as the slaves of African origin displayed a fondness for...
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Article 15 mins
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...concept of literary criticism. Here's one example of a website with reviews of books suitable for various ages: The Children's Book Review Children often find it easier to write a book review if they have a framework to write to. You can see various examples online, such as this person's template on the TES website. The Toppsta website has lists of recommendations for...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The distance between us
History & The Arts

The distance between us

...concepts of caring for and about other animals (in the form of a much-loved toy/character), at the very moment of consuming them. As we pursued this line of research, we were quickly overwhelmed by myriad examples of this paradox in Western children’s culture (Cole & Stewart, 2014). From food packaging to animal-themed clothing designs, toys, digital and online gaming,...
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Article 5 mins