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Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...write for them. Similarly, although smaller devices like smartphones can have accessibility issues, some disabled people became early adopters due to their power for portable text-to-speech and later speech recognition capabilities. Some of these disabled early adopters became very knowledgeable about what could be achieved and used their knowledge to become independent...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...write it on paper. [The figure shows the display on a calculator screen.] Figure 4 ‘Math’ mode...Using a scientific calculator: 1.1 Basic calculations - Basic calculations are entered into the calculator in exactly the same order as they are written on paper, as demonstrated in the following activity. The calculator displays the calculation that you enter. When you...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...write down the answers? d.Just set a date and tell people when it is – democracy is overrated? Question 9: Your boiler has broken down and you need to get hold of an engineer quickly. Do you: a.Consult the app on your smartphone or tablet for finding a tradesman? b.Do an internet search? c.Visit your neighbour and ask who they would recommend? d.Look through the...
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...write, people learn how these sounds and symbols can be combined in a meaningful way to communicate our ideas and emotions. As you read in the excerpt from the book Sapiens at the beginning of this week, this ability is what sets us apart from other species. Our use of symbols to communicate is not restricted to words. Hand gestures and facial expressions are also...
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...Write a list of things that you have done with your body since you got up this morning. Where did you sleep? Did you have a bath or shower? Did you eat breakfast? Where are you now? As you ponder these questions, I would also like you to write down all of the physical things around you that have played a part in those things: furniture, tools and infrastructure. Jot down...
Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...write your answers to the questions. Write each answer as a short sentence rather than a one-word response. Questions How many people have to use somewhere as a place of work for the ban to apply? Why is smoking in porches and lobbies banned? Ben and Simon share a van for their sandwich delivery business and each drive it on different days of the week. Is Simon allowed to...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Discovering chemistry Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...writing out the electronic configurations of atoms Consider fluorine, this has an atomic number of 9, which means there are 9 electrons to fit into the subshells shown in Figure 7. Bearing in mind the maximum number of electrons a sub-shell can hold (shown in Figure 6), the electrons in a fluorine atom will be arranged as follows: Two electrons will be in the lowest...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...write down some of your own thoughts about visualisation and what it means...Using visualisation in maths teaching: 3. What does visualisation mean? - ‘Imagery is a powerful force for perception and understanding. Being able to “see” something mentally is a common metaphor for understanding it. An image may be of some geometrical shape, or of a graph or diagram, or...