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Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...studying this free course, Reading evidence, you will be focusing on the variety of methods for presenting and organising qualitative and quantitative evidence in the form of numbers and text. You will learn how to understand the ways in which evidence is presented and to read it actively and with purpose...What is active reading? It is reading with the aim of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...skills Watch a video and list four or five action points. 10 mins Activity 4 Improving coaching dialogue Using coaching techniques in practice. 20 mins Activity 5 Observing and supporting Outline your thoughts on lesson observation. 20 mins...Week 3: Moving mentoring towards coaching: Learning outcomes - By the end of this week, you should be able to: articulate the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?

...study conducted by a team of researchers at Aster– MIMS, published April in PLoS One, that showed the close association between proliferation of Tiger moth allergens and fever outbreaks. The study also showed that the moth allergens are usually not taken into account in Kerala, with patients getting erroneously treated for infectious fevers such as dengue and...
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Article 5 mins
Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Nature & Environment

Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?

...study finds. Analysing satellite data on croplands and their productivity using year 2000 as the reference point and comparing it with urban area projections for 2030, international researchers found that 30 million hectares of crop lands will be lost to growing cities – an area equivalent to the Philippines. Of this, Asia and Africa will lose 24 million hectares of...
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Article 5 mins
Sacred and secular: Cole Durham
Society, Politics & Law

Sacred and secular: Cole Durham

Broader autonomy is needed in religious organisations, argues the director of International Center for Law and Religion Studies...Transcript
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Video 10 mins
The drive to sustainability in Higher Education
Nature & Environment

The drive to sustainability in Higher Education

...studies and science content, but also often cover social and economic aspects of sustainable development. Sustainable HE teaching and learning models Few studies have looked at how the design of HE teaching and learning systems impacts energy consumption and carbon emissions (let alone other potential environmental impacts). A complex question! Some of the earliest...
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Article 10 mins
Volunteering in the education sector
Education & Development

Volunteering in the education sector

...skills and knowledge beyond your day job. Below, be inspired by three colleagues who are contributing to education in their communities. Kerrie - School governor and Chair of the PTA [Kerrie] “My volunteering is an investment in my community and an opportunity to model the values I want my children to have instilled into them.” Kerrie has been a school governor at a...
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Article 5 mins
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...studies throughout the course. The family is fictional, and used as a teaching tool to introduce you to the learning material. Despite being fictional, we hope that its members will become believable figures. The family is made up from the combined experiences of families and friends and those we know about from our own, and other people’s research. Jodie Watkins is a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs