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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...double exposure in 1899]Image of a ghost, produced by double exposure in 1899 - Wikimedia Commons These words from Jess Kidd’s 2022 short story ‘Lily Wilt’ get to the crux of why readers are attracted to the Gothic genre: perhaps they too are ‘Wishing to probe the very secrets of nature, finger the mysteries of life and death’ (p.124)? Kidd grew up in London, as...
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Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...et al, devised a number of split brain experiments using people who had had split brain surgery as participants and comparing their responses to people who had not had this surgery. In one experiment the split brain participant was blindfolded and given objects to explore with their left hand. Information from the left hand goes to the right hemisphere but speech is...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...et al., 2020). It is also the case that beginner teachers may be called by various terms, including: student-teacher; trainee teacher; early career teacher or beginning teacher (Hobson and Malderez, 2013). To aid in understanding how coaching differs from mentoring, this course will draw on the research of Lofthouse et al. (2010) on developing coaching among teachers....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...et al., 2023a, b) that offers a way forward using ‘relational care’ – a developing approach to supporting older people that is gaining traction as part of a wider movement towards new attitudes, and a re-visioning of adult social care. [Four elderly ladies sat around a table in a communal area] Relational care represents a natural progression from person-centred...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...et al., 2019) use phrases such as ‘digital technology’, ‘digital health technologies’ (DHT) and ‘digital change’ while NICE (2019) outline quality standards requirements for the use of such technology, including information about how to evidence effectiveness and economic benefits (cost versus benefit). Figure 2 provides a summary of the different ‘levels’...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...et al., 2014) These perspectives are interesting to consider when looking at the ways legislation develops and how the role of the state in family life changes over time. In turn, these changes impact the role of professionals working with families...Applying social work law with children and families: 2.2 From parental authority to rights of the child - Previously, the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...circulation: this period has been called a golden age for children’s literature. The rise of mass education in Britain – specifically as a result of the 1870 Education Act – also created a growing new market of young readers at that time. Later in the course you will learn more about some of the famous golden age illustrators such as Walter Crane, Randolph...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...et al., 2019). However, for electric vehicles operating on renewable energy, the proportion is likely to be higher. The actual CO2 emissions involved in manufacture will depend on the fuels used. They are likely to be higher for vehicles manufactured in a coal-based country such as China than in the UK. There are also environmental impacts associated with road...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs