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Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...et al. (1963) SAQ 4 The back of a particular airline seat is 100 mm thick. Explain why it would be unreasonable to install 12 rows of seats in a cabin with a floor length of 7 m. Suggest, with a brief justification, a more reasonable number of rows. Answer The space available per seat with 12 rows in 7 m would be Of this, 100 mm must be allowed for the seat back, leaving...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...mode function which turns the screen red to protect your night vision. You can turn this mode on and off using the ‘starry eye’ symbol in the secondary menu. [Described image] Figure 2 Stellarium in red night mode. The ‘starry eye’ icon used to activate this mode is highlighted. Activity 1 Bright object in the sky Timing: 1 minute What bright object in the night...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...mode’) and move to more of a ‘being mode’. This is where we become more consciously aware of our thoughts, feelings and physical experiences or sensations, and potentially explore how we want to respond to these. You can explore this more in the Additional resources section and our article The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it...Session 5:...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...mode that foregrounded the fact that the Ford plant was the epitome of industrial modernity at the time (Indych-López, 2016, p. 343). Figure 10 Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry (north wall): Production and Manufacture of Engine and Transmission, 1932–33, fresco, 540 × 1372 cm. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Gift of Edsel B. Ford. Photo: Bridgeman Images. Figure 11...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...et al., 2011, p. 809). As you read note down answers to the following questions. What do the authors suggest are the core characteristics of relationship-based practice? How do they explain the ‘use of self’ in social work? What do they suggest is one of the biggest challenges you will encounter in professional relationship-based social work practice? Discussion...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...et al., 2012). It is also seen in the rise of the TeachMeet movement enabling teachers to meet and talk directly with other teachers. Activity 2 Timing: 20 minutes Reflect on your own context. Where do you get professional development from? Answer This might include formal programmes of in-school training, it may come from a local, regional or national provider, or from a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...et al., 1999). The main currents of policy debate that have responded to these changes put citizens at the centre. They assume, at a rhetorical level at least, that citizens will be engaged in the democratic regulation of local, national, regional and global environmental governance. In other words, they will practise all sorts of citizenship. Activity 4 The citizen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...modes of imparting instruction. In this second session you will learn more about the expansion of prison education in Britain and Ireland after the penal reforms of the early 1820s. This session also outlines ideas about how you might plan your studies. By the end of this session, you should be able to: discuss the expansion of educational provision in prisons discuss how...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs