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Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...et al., 2011) As you read the case study about Anne Wakelin, note the way in which her experiences are framed by the concepts of ‘plot’ and ‘learning potential’. Two things in particular strike us with regard to this reading. First, that the teller of a life story has some choice about how their story is constructed. This is not to suggest that the person telling...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...et al., 2010). Skill training and personal development become central when demands on service change or increase, when roles are altered and resources are updated. Investment in skills by individual practitioners and their employers is necessary if the service is to remain responsive and able to seize new opportunities. Activity 4 Make a note in the box below regarding...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...temp. (°C/°F) Max. temp. (°C/°F) WEATHER Min. temp. (°C/°F) Max. temp. (°C/°F) South and southwest [A sun icon.] 22/72 27/81 [A sun-and-showers icon.] 16/61 21/70 Midlands [A sun icon.] 22/72 28/82 [A sun icon.] 24/75 31/88 Scotland [A sun icon.] 20/68 24/75 [A lightning icon.] 19/66 21/70 Wales [A rain icon.] 15/59 19/66 [A lightning icon.] 17/63 21/70 Northern...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...mode of engaging with a situation of interest), how you envisage adapting your practice to the circumstances (contextualizing) and how you plan to manage the overall activity...Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach: 5.1 The state of ‘Being’ - The structure of Section 5 is set out in Figure 8. Use this as a way of keeping track of the argument I am making. [Figure 8]...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...mode as well as ‘g’ for grams when operating in metric mode metric. Additional input and output devices and their subsystems would have to be added to the diagram to represent the buttons used to set up the new features (inputs) and the beeper (output). Figure 4 shows three photos of the scales’ display, each illustrating a different use. The top figure shows the...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...et al. (2016) argue that the very identity of group leadership and that of the leader is open and fluid according to the debates and collective learning of groups and that such processes are even more expansive and open to possibility within a cross-organisational context, which necessarily draws on a broader range of perspectives. Another example will help you understand...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...et al. (1998) Immunology, 5th edn. Mosby International Ltd Audio Visual Video 1: Immune defence: © The Open University. Diagram: adapted from Male. D, et al (eds) (2020), ‘Immunology 9th edition’, Elsevier Video 2: Apoptosis: ‘Immunology Interactive 3.0’ by Professor David Male, Professor Jonathan Brostoff and Professor Ivan Roitt. Copyright © David Male....
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...mode of making the tea and how this might be linked to personal and/or wider cultural practices of those involved. Interpretivists are very likely to want to talk to individuals and ask them questions linked to their interests. This may even involve going back to individuals more than once after speaking to others and eliciting different insights, which then prompts the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs