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An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...multiple benefits. We can view these in the context of a traditional system in which humans and nature have worked together for millennia: floodplain meadows. Similar ecosystems in which humans actively enhance the natural diversity while also supporting themselves exist around the world: the Chagga gardens of Tanzania, the Chinampas of Mexico, the fishponds of China. A...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...multiple variables and perspectives to implement inclusion effectively. This fitted with their understanding of inclusion as an ongoing process. As a result, they focussed on specific goals to begin with; for instance, in the first-year prioritising how to support marginalised students they felt could be immediately successful in general education classrooms, whilst...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...multiple nucleoli as in Figure 11a) suggests that the cell is synthesising a large amount of protein, as the nucleolus is the site of ribosome assembly, and ribosomes are required for protein synthesis in the cytosol. A small nucleolus suggests that a cell is not synthesising much protein. [Described image] Figure 13 Schematic illustration of the arrangement of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...multiple records, understanding legal documents and language and precise number-crunching, to correct misconceptions. Research into the prevalence of hangings also shows the significance of regional and national differences in understanding the past. While the Whiggish view of history implied a growing rationality and a more humane approach to punishment, modern research...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...multiple social problems that affect young people in poor neighbourhoods – and their transitions to adulthood’ (p. 15). This research is another important reminder that young people's health is produced in and by diverse and unequal social contexts. A critical approach, by attending to the ways in which factors such as class and gender structure young people's...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...multiple and conflicting definitions. While undertaking this activity you will have gathered that there are different ways of thinking about each of these values, which may depend on whether you are considering the view of a service user or a practitioner. In order to apply these values in practice, social workers need to have an awareness of the different meanings of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...multiplication time line 2 energy equals 3000 cap w prefix multiplication of 60 s line 3 equals 180 comma 000 cap j It takes 180,000J of energy to make a cup of tea. This is equivalent to the energy required to climb 60 flights of stairs! When you plug in a kettle, this 180,000J is provided by the electrical energy supplied from the National Grid. Modern life requires a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...multiple actors. It consists of five phases: Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test. What differentiates human-centred design from other problem-solving approaches is its focus on understanding the perspective of the person who experiences a problem most acutely. Source: UNDP (no date) Human-Centered Design This involves observing, using empathy to explore the...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs