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5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia

...et al, 2009). Such improvements might directly enable the person with dementia to become mobile and carry out day-to-day activities including self-care independently or with little assistance. 2. Exercise is stimulation – outdoor & company is the best [senior man walking on the beach] When living with dementia, we need as much stimulation as possible. Outdoor exercise...
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Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...motivated by war aims similar to Hitler’s in the Second World War. In his view, the outbreak of war had been no accident; rather, it had been designed and deliberately brought about by Germany’s decision makers. His first book on the subject, published in Germany in 1961, marked the beginning of the so-called Fischer controversy. Fischer asserted: As Germany willed...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...et al., 2011, Lucas and Mladenovic, 2007). Threshold concepts focus on the cognitive (thinking) domain of learning rather than the affective (feelings, moods and emotions) or behavioural (physical/kinaesthetic) domains of learning (see Bloom’s (1956) characterisation of learning)...Week 1 Tricky topics and threshold concepts: 1.1 Why do misunderstandings occur in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...et al. in Wall, Beck and Scott, 2020). This is the form of inquiry that borrows language and processes from research (including assumptions about the nature of this). Adopting an appreciative approach to inquiry arguably straddles both these definitions. We can adopt an appreciative stance towards our practices as a constant process of identifying opportunities to build...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground

...motivic’ analysis (for example, ‘here motive X is inverted and appears in the bass under a new theme, Y’). While voice-leading analysis is conceptually no more difficult than these methods, it does tend to be relatively daunting to the newcomer. This is partly because voice-leading analysis carries with it the baggage of its own set of technical terms, and partly...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
An introduction to material culture
History & The Arts

An introduction to material culture

...motivations. Watch the films now. As you watch, make some brief notes on each, suggesting what you think may have motivated each individual to focus on their chosen object. How, if at all, do they differ from each other? Piers Baker-Bates This is the pilgrimage medal I had after I went to Santiago in 1995. It’s just the ordinary cheap, lead model they sell in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...et cetera, really important, and really important throughout childhood. Not only actually for physical development but for children's mental and emotional health as well. Learning to play, learning to be outside with other children, all really important things for the happy, healthy childhood that we want our children to have. And, of course, conversely, if children...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...motivation’, ‘leadership’, ‘performance’ result from human categorisation of the world and that their ‘meaning’ can change depending on the circumstances. For example, performance can mean different things to different people. For one it may refer to a hard measure such as levels of sales. For another it may include good relationships with customers....
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs