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History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...account of the upbringing of a perfect Christian gentleman. Molly and her brothers, however, only liked ‘certain parts’ of the story: ‘I believe he [the hero Milner] never did anything wrong, but his school-fellows did, and all their gay activities shone like misdeeds in a pious world’ (UK RED: 886). Her attitude to such reading shows how attempts to inculcate...
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...accounts of twentieth-century United States art...In this free course, Art and the Mexican Revolution, you will explore one of Diego Rivera’s key murals which was commissioned by the Mexican government in the period after the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. These monumental public artworks, designed to win over the Mexican peasantry and working-class to the new...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...accountability for cyber security in every NHS organisation at senior leadership and board level. Local organisations must ensure effective management of their technology infrastructure, systems and services (Smart, 2018). Although these points are explicitly about the NHS’s failure to prepare itself for the WannaCry attack, similar reasons may also lie behind the...
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...account of social factors than others. Some community psychiatric nurses focus on monitoring medication and others on more psychological approaches such as specific forms of talking or behavioural therapy. However, while some nurses who work in the community may lean towards one approach in their own practice, they are likely to work in a community mental health team made...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...account any physical disabilities the person may have that could make communication difficult for them. In person: many people with a learning disability have told Mencap that the best way to communicate with them is face-to-face and one-to-one. In writing: in writing, it is a good idea to use bigger text and bullet points, and to keep writing at a minimum of 16 point. It...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...account via the ‘Sign up / Sign in’ button. Please open it in a new tab or window, follow the instructions to register an account then once your new account is created, return to this page in your browser rather than following the ‘return to the page you were on’ button in the registration screens (and login via the ‘Sign up / Sign in’ button), then click on...
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...accountable and responsible for their leadership actions; new leadership roles created, collaborative teamwork is the modus operandi and inter-dependent working is a cultural norm. Distributed leadership is about collective influence – it is not just some accidental by-product of high-performing organisations. (Harris, 2014) But what are the practical implications of...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...account) . But the idea of the ‘next level’ is misleading because a PhD is very different from a taught course at undergraduate or Masters level. It is more appropriate to think of a PhD as a new engagement with the psychology discipline, involving continuities from your previous study (for instance, in the emphasis on reading and academic writing) but a generally...