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The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...et la question de l’école dite Italogreque’, in Μνημόσυνον Σ. Αντωνιάδη (Venice), p. 169–211. Chaztidakis, M. (1977) ‘La peinture des ‘madonneri’ ou ‘vénetocrétoise’ et sa destination’, in H.-G. Beck, M. Manoussakas, and A. Pertusi (eds.) Venezia centro di mediazione tra oriente e occidente (secoli XV–XVI). Aspetti e problemi,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...et al., 2004) and that student motivation aids progress (Hattie, 2012). Learner-centred approaches such as an enquiry approach or YPG are characterised by: students actively engaged in activities that may involve problem solving students having the opportunity to discuss their work with each other students deciding how to approach a task, with support and encouragement...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...et al., 2015). Hopkins and colleagues theorise that these social psychological processes are not especially exceptional or exotic; rather, they can be understood as continuous with our everyday ways of living in the twenty-first century. They demonstrate that events such as the Magh Mela both enhance well-being and revivify social identities. Attending the event enhances...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction
History & The Arts

Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction

...et al. (eds) (2020) The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction, Abingdon: Routledge. Maurizo Ascari (2007) A Counter-history of Crime Fiction: Supernatural, Gothic, Sensational, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Richard Bradford (2015) Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Stephen Knight (2004) Crime Fiction, 1800–2000: Detection,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...et al., pp. 242–61) of Data + Design. These chapters can be found in the ‘Visualising data’ section of the book. As you read, note: some of the ways in which an infographic can be made more impactful common errors to watch out for when consuming and preparing infographics and data visualisations. In the next activity you’ll draw on your reading of Data + Design to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...et al., 2012). Some scholars claim that religion is becoming more private or privatised as a result of our consumer society, in which the individual practitioner is encouraged to customise their spiritual experience by picking and mixing elements that make sense to them, rather than follow a religious path or belong to one religious community. So, what kind of religious...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...FAQs...Week 1: Water content of everyday goods: 1.1 Keeping a study journal - JANET SUMNER Hazel, we're asking the learners on the science experiment course to keep a study journal. And I thought I'd ask you - as dean of science - why taking detailed written notes is good scientific practice. HAZEL RYMER Well the thing is it's just like the rest of life. It's really...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...et al., 1983) [This cartoon shows three people peering into a box labelled ‘situation’ through a magnifying glass] Figure 2 Choices that can be made about the nature of a situation such as water governance and catchment management situations (adapted from SLIM 2004). For practical purposes it is essential to remember that both the rational and the emotional aspects...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs