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George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...techniques, language and oppressive methods used by such states, you will gain a wider understanding of the meaning of totalitarianism. The course will also explore the influences on Orwell, the historical context in which the novel was written, and the book’s relevance for today’s politics. You are encouraged to read Nineteen Eighty-Four while taking the course and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring Homer’s Odyssey
History & The Arts

Exploring Homer’s Odyssey

...techniques used discuss some key themes of the Odyssey including: homecoming; disguise and recognition; gender roles; and the representation of the figure of the hero...Exploring Homer’s Odyssey: 1 Introducing Homer’s Odyssey - The Odyssey is one of two ancient Greek epic poems, traditionally attributed to a poet named Homer, which were composed and written down...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...technique should not have worked on a big company like TalkTalk, so they were laughing about TalkTalk’s unbelievably bad security. The hacker further said that multiple people had used the security flaw to extract data from TalkTalk’s customer database: ‘it got passed around … at least 25 people had access to it’. He claimed he only did it for fun and to impress...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
EPQs: finding and using evidence
Education & Development

EPQs: finding and using evidence

...techniques. Exercise Imagine that you have decided to research this question: What are the health benefits of people spending time in nature? 1 What are the keywords you could use in your search? You might think of: health nature therapy green health forest bathing 2 Experiment with entering the search terms into Google Scholar. For example, type the words ‘green...
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Article 5 mins
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...technique, using colour and finally manipulating the pixel resolutions. Case study 2 has emphasised the way in which ICT can help: provide a medium that allows students to move in unpredictable directions; extend the range of tools currently available within the ‘subject’ discipline; enable collaborative ‘products’. Linked below are two other examples to explore,...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...techniques to understand how we can work with nature? Make a note of your thoughts. Thinking through questions about the relationship between nature and culture, it seems that culture is shaped by nature, and in opposition to nature. Then, in turn, what we do shapes nature. This ebb and flow prompts us to think about sustainability in lots of different ways...Sustainable...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
How places affect well-being
Health, Sports & Psychology

How places affect well-being

...technique used in both therapy and research to understand how people relate to the places they live in. Have a go at producing an emotion map yourself following the instructions below. 1. Draw a simple map of your home. [Drawing of a floorplan of a house.] 2. Now think through a typical week in your home. Pick up to three emotions represented by the emoticons below,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...techniques that work best for you the nature of what you are reading the purpose of your notes how much time you have. Remember that the notes you produce are your notes. Experiment to find out what works best for you. Over time, you will probably develop a range of approaches. So, for example, I tend to use sentences or short paragraphs for material that I find fairly...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs