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Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...concepts and principles relating to the principles and significance of fingerprint matching demonstrate knowledge and understanding of some of the links between forensic science and the legal system draw together information from different sources and make logical deductions as a result demonstrate an understanding of how forensic scientists operate and use scientific...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...conception can cause epigenetic changes in both parent and child. These findings are among the latest in an increasing body of research showing that intergenerational transmission of trauma is not just a sociological or psychological problem, but also a biological one. Could this heritable aspect of trauma explain why so many young people in Northern Ireland, like Jonny,...
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Article 15 mins
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...conceptions of Wales and its people are changing. Rugby is an example of the reinvention of Welsh cultural icons; it takes place around the globe but has a very particular significance in Wales, where it has been the national game since before the start of the 20th century. Like Wales, and Cardiff especially, rugby has changed enormously in recent years. One journalist...
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Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...conceptions of reading. As one teacher told me, ‘My class equate reading with a competitive test score’, due, she felt, to the online reading system they used. Whilst much depends on context and the way rewards are given, competitions between classes or between readers across the school can inadvertently serve to demoralise reluctant or weaker readers. Research...
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Article 5 mins
What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...concepts and principles you have studied in this part are: types of wave Waves can be seen as oscillations along fluid boundaries where restoring forces return the boundary to rest. In transverse waves the particles move at right angles to the direction of wave propagation. In longitudinal waves the direction of motion of the particles is in the same direction as the wave...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...concepts might need to be read more than once. Your learning materials may be in print or on a screen, but the skills you use to read and understand them are similar. Take notes – When reading through your learning materials, it is a good idea to take notes. Students tell us they develop their own approaches to making notes. This might be highlighting text in a printed...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...concept of learner-centered education more concrete and real. The development and application of such frameworks that focus on the day-to-day interactions of teachers and children will offer practical indicators of quality education for all. In the rest of this course, keep in mind the core elements of learner-centered education. See if you can identify the elements in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...concept of feedback loops...Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows: 1 An environmental icon - The polar bear has become an international climate change icon. But how much is known about this bear, its habitat and its life? By way of introduction, you will start with the name of this bear. To a British person it is the polar bear, to a German it is an...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs