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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...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
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...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 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...
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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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...writing style that captures your personal views and relates them to evidence you have collected from elsewhere. Before considering the nature of reflection and the theoretical ideas that underpin it, it is worth considering why reflective practice is considered so important both within ITE and within career long learning in education. Reflection point: Think of a...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...Writing a trace table Computing/ Technology Polymorphism: Object oriented programming Inheritance, loose coupling and dynamic binding, abstraction, relationships Physics Heat transfer Mathematical formalisation, equations, functions Physics Magnetism Charge distribution Coulomb’s third law Induction Charge and electric field Magnetic field Magnetic force Physics...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...write very big or very small numbers. You'll also cover units of measurement, like kilogrammes, metres, and litres, and how they came about. This week starts with a video about bottled water consumption. It's a short, documentary-style video from the Open University, which uses numbers in a similar way to news programmes and other documentaries. I hope you'll enjoy the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs