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Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...prompts and you should find this an encouraging exercise...Using Voluntary work to get ahead in the job market: 2.2 Identifying skills and personal qualities - There are several ways to approach this: Reflective It’s a great opportunity to reflect about yourself and to ask others, your friends, family or colleagues just what they think as well. Be realistic about your...
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...concept that is being measured. Indicators are measured for a specific place and time and are typically used to represent, compare and monitor complex development issues such as poverty over time and between countries and regions.Indicators are therefore a key mechanism for measuring progress toward development objectives. To be effective they must communicate useful...
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...concept of neurodiversity is explored including the potential strengths and challenges that may arise when working with neurodiverse athletes in a sport and exercise setting. You will be introduced to a range of neurodiverse conditions and the different models of neurodiversity and start to consider the importance of understanding how neurodiversity is viewed within...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...concept of mentoring as a continuum, as discussed in Week 2. Over time, the relationship between mentor and mentee will change and develop. As part of this change, the mentor may move towards a coaching role. This is seen as a role more aligned with supporting someone who is beginning to take on the role and identity of a teacher: a beginner teacher who is towards the...
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...prompted to ‘Think about’ certain questions and ideas. We would encourage you to note down your ideas in a way that is convenient for you, as you may find it helpful to refer to these when completing subsequent activities. On completion of the course you can access all your responses to activities in one place on the Review your answers page Full details of the...
Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...concepts or topics. This activity should prompt some thoughts about elements of your own teaching that might make good subject matter for screencasts. The videos show some different approaches that can be taken and screencasts vary depending on the subject matter. If you think there is potential then we recommend trialling some of the software listed above as this can be...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...concepts of objects. This approach uses a fairly standard set of development techniques. We take a broad view, and techniques are discussed fairly independently of exactly where and when they would be used. There has always been debate in the computing industry about just how useful any particular development technique is. We believe that the techniques introduced over...
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...concepts of ownership (e.g. intellectual property rights, copyright, privacy rights). Many distance learning systems do not provide adequate feedback on these topics, or offer sufficient control over rights (Preece, 2000; Bellotti and Sellen, 1993; Adams and Blandford, 2005). Although some usability issues only relate to specific online settings, others are more...