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Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...techniques that you’ll need. Reading poetry can be a bit daunting, so a good way to start is to listen to Samuel West reading an extract from Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Canto IV. Activity 7 First, listen to the audio recording of the poem. Audio 1: Samuel West reads nine stanzas (128–9 and 139–45) excerpted from Jerome J. McGann’s edition of Childe Harold’s...
Facilitating group discussions
Money & Business

Facilitating group discussions

...techniques used to give structure to events, e.g. group discussion, work in pairs, brainstorming and so on. Process – what’s happening while the group is working together: the unspoken and often unnoticed aspects of group behaviour such as overall climate and atmosphere, hidden agendas, inclusion and exclusion, often indicated by non-verbal behaviour. Imagine that...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...techniques to avoid plagiarism...Introduction and overview: Moving around the course - In the ‘Summary’ at the end of each session, you will find a link to the next session. If at any time you want to return to the start of the course, click on ‘Full course description’. From here you can navigate to any part of the course. It’s also good practice, if you access...
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...techniques not only for changing logging practices in the country, but also for reclaiming areas which have been lost to forest and perhaps industrial areas of which now, with the aid of this research, they can hope to reclaim. NARRATOR In Malaysia, Dr. Lee Su See is trying to establish hardwood trees in a barren area of land using her knowledge of the way in which the...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...technique when I was studying and working, and had been amazed by the way it put me back in charge of my life at a time when I was under considerable stress. The great thing was that the idea of a work–life balance was built into planning and I thought this would help Lakshmi, but wasn’t sure how to broach the subject as Lakshmi was so prickly at the moment. Audio 4...
Commercial awareness
Money & Business

Commercial awareness

...techniques we apply to those used in other organisations. But how does this talk of value fit with our central concern: developing better commercial awareness? Why is identifying value valuable in that context? Why is it valuable to members across an organisation? Recognising the value you yourself bring and contribute to the organisation: helps to align your day-to-day...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...techniques used to record dietary intake is a food diary. This involves noting down what someone has eaten over a given period, with an accompanying estimate of portion size. Activity 3 explains this process further. You will use the data you collect here in Activity 5 also. Activity 3 Making a food diary Timing: Allow around 30 minutes Produce a food diary entry to...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...techniques include the following: Conservatory (or ‘Sunspace’) [Passive solar heating system – Conservatory] Figure 7 Passive solar heating system – Conservatory Here a conservatory or greenhouse on the south side of a building can be thought of as a kind of habitable solar collector where air is the heat transfer fluid, carrying energy into the building behind,...