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Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...De Castella and McGarty, 2011; Every and Augoustinos, 2007; Kurz, Augoustinos, and Crabb, 2010; Tileagă, 2009), and also how these issues are understood by ‘lay’ people in everyday life (e.g. Figgou and Condor, 2007; Gibson and Hamilton, 2011; Andreouli, Greenland and Howarth, 2016). These approaches invite you to think critically about the political: to examine and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...respired out, so the carbon that's been fixed then leaves the plant, the remaining 50% goes into building the plant tissues. That can be leaves and stems. But also into leaving a little extra for a bad day, winter time. There'll be some that'll be stored away in roots and rhizomes, and a little bit will also go into reproduction. So, the manufacture of seeds. DR. MICHAEL...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...respiration of the dry, cold air. Thus the large quantities of adipose tissue triacylglycerols in bears are much more than just an energy store: they are central to the bears’ metabolic adaptations to dormancy. Measurements of composition of the respiratory gases reveal that the respiratory exchange ratio (RER) falls from 0.78 when the bears are fully active to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...de Bernie`res. Tim Pears My first book was written from the point of view of a 13-year-old girl, and I never felt when I was writing it that I had to make some kind of special effort, you know, to get into the mind of a female, or a young person, whatever. I think I just thought how I would think about things, and with a little bit of sympathy, empathy towards somebody...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Looking at, describing and identifying objects
History & The Arts

Looking at, describing and identifying objects

...de Waal, combines family history to create a fascinating biography of a collection of netsuke. De Waal, E. (2010) The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance, London, Vintage. Okada, B.T. (1980) 'Netsuke: the small sculptures of Japan', The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 2–48 [Online]. Available at http://www.jstor.org/ stable/...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...mode, which can make the pace monotonous often means that the teacher is giving the students information that they could find out for themselves, thus making them less active and autonomous if the teacher takes the dominant role in classroom discourse, the students’ role is only that of respondent – opportunities for developing speaking skills or spontaneous speech...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...respiration rate, and blood pressure obtaining measurement of a patient’s height and weight. Before the creation of these new roles, a registered nurse carried out such responsibilities. Now, health-care assistants give support to nurses who are released to do other tasks that assume further knowledge, qualifications and skills. When looking at the duties listed above,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...de España...The many guises of the emperor Augustus: 3.5 Roman military dress - At the opposite end of the scale to the toga, which signalled civilian life, was military dress. Activity 4 Timing: Allow around 5 minutes for this activity How might you know someone is a member of the military today? Discussion A uniform would be a clear sign of a military person today, of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs