http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80 Find and share free learning and teaching resources available to all which have been deposited by UK HE and FE Institutions. http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16062 Working with International Data on Household Wealth and Indebtedness Dean Garratt Stephen Heasell This is a case study including graphs and sources, aimed at introductory economics students, showing how to obtain, transform and interpret international data, using household sector assets and liabilities for seven countries an example. It is presented in Word format with embedded graphs. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:16:26 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16061 Working with International Data on Government Finances Dean Garratt Stephen Heasell This is a case study including graphs and sources, aimed at introductory economics students, showing how to obtain, transform and interpret international data, using for its example a comparison of government finance between six countries. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:05:20 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16060 Working with Data on International House Prices Dean Garratt Stephen Heasell This is a case study including graphs and sources, aimed at introductory economics students, showing how to obtain, transform and interpret international data, using house prices from 1996 to 2011 as an example. It contrasts the effect of real and nominal price changes. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:12:18 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16059 Info skills University of East London Info skills is an online resource which guides undergraduates through researching their first assignment, with emphasis on identifying, finding and evaluating, and referening information, through a variety of media. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:38:29 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16058 OER Visualisation Project: Report (Tools, tricks and recipes) Martin Hawksey Final post from the JISC/JISC CETIS funded OER Visualisation project. This post summaries output (including visualisation and recipes) produced over the 40 day project. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:28:10 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16057 OER Visualisation Project: Exploring UKOER/JORUM via OAI with Google Refine and visualising with Gource Martin Hawksey This resource describes the steps required to harvest OAI-PMH repository data using Google Refine, cleaning/reconciling records around a pivot (in this instance institution names), before exporting a log file compatible the repository visualisation tool Gource. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:22:56 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16056 Practice Based Learning (Dr) Liz Anderson Learning for students working together on care of the elderly wards and or rehabilitation units. The Leicester Model is applied in the design of this ward based learning. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:19:40 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16055 Research Data MANTRA online course Cuna Ekmekcioglu Stuart Macdonald Robin Rice University of Edinburgh This is a non-credit, free course which provides guidelines for good practice in research data management. The course is particularly appropriate for postgraduate students and early career researchers who work with data and would like to learn more about managing their research data. The course content is mainly geared for three disciplines: geosciences, social and political sciences and clinical psychology, however, many of the issues covered apply equally to all research disciplines. This course is an Open Educational Resource that may be freely used by anyone. It is available through an open license for re-using, rebranding, repurposing. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:20:09 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16054 Quick Guides to Learning and Teaching: Engaging Students Teesside University This guide provides staff with practical ideas and top tips for maximising student engagement with learning. It focuses on staff engaging with student learning and how to enable students to engage with their own learning. This guidance recognises the importance of social integration for students and provides ideas for how to promote this. In addition,teaching strategies designed to maximise student engagement and success are identified. Further reading and additional resources are also included. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:26:20 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16053 Quick Guides to Learning and Teaching: Programme Leadership Teesside University Practical guidance for staff new to the role of Programme Leader (includes Course, Pathway and Route Leader). Tips are included on initial priorities when taking up this role, as well how to lead and inspire others by working most effectively in partnership with your programme team and students. The guide also includes information on key contacts and additional resources. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:46:06 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16052 Quick Guides to Learning and Teaching: Action Learning Teesside University This guide provides an overview of the principles and process of using Action Learning as a teaching strategy. This method is particularly relevant for work-based learners or students working in small groups to address real life problems and enable learning from the process. The guide includes Top Tips for establishing an effective Action Learning Set and references to additional resources. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:41:30 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16051 Digital Technologies for Creative Reflection (Digital Reflection) Carole Kirk University of Leeds Tools to help educators and students use digital technologies to enhance creative reflection. This may be reflection on creative practice, or creative forms of reflection on non-practical modules. The tools include video tutorials, practical guides and links to other resources. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:41:59 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16050 DeSTRESS Film 10: The Chebyshev Theorem destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. Lasting 11'48", this film uses an Icelandic fish processing plant and a market research firm as examples of how the mean and standard deviation, in conjunction with Chebyshev's Theorem, help people understand variation and control costs and quality. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:32:43 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16049 Prescribing Pyramid Workshop Kimberley Tordoff This workshop aims to appraise the use of the prescribing pyrmaid in relation to non medical prescribing decisions. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:48:18 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16048 Antibiotics Workshop Jacqui Williams The aim of this session is to provide a basic introduction to the prescribing of antibiotics as part of the independent and supplementary prescribing programme. It is aimed to provide an overview of the use of antibiotics, with emphasis on the safe use of these agents, and considering the underlying principles of choice, ethics, accountability and the consideration of antibiotic resistance. It is aimed for students for practitioners with basic knowledge and/or experience in this area of practice. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:15:43 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16047 All About Prescriptions Workshop Karen Ford Jacqui Williams This workshop will facilitate interprofessional groups to review a number of completed 'mock' prescriptions to identify what is wrong with them. Additionally the groups will discuss the issues that each mock prescription raises. The groups will also identify issues that this raises for interprofessional working. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:49:33 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16046 (Graduate) Introduction to Team Working and Collaborative Practice (Student Version) (Dr) Liz Anderson These materials could be used in one or two day workshops according to space in the curriculum. The aim is to explore what is meant by team working in health and social care with respect to your chosen profession and others in relation to promoting person-centered collaborative care. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:09:45 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16045 (Graduate) Introduction to Team Working and Collaborative Practice (Facilitator Version) (Dr) Liz Anderson These materials could be used in one or two day workshops according to space in the curriculum. The aim is to explore what is meant by team working in health and social care with respect to your chosen profession and others in relation to promoting person-centered collaborative care. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:08:21 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16044 Introduction to Team Working and Collaborative Practice (Student Version) (Dr) Liz Anderson These materials could be used in one or two day workshops according to space in the curriculum. The aim is to explore what is meant by team working in health and social care with respect to your chosen profession and others in relation to promoting person-centered collaborative care. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:53:25 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16043 Introduction to Team Working and Collaborative Practice (Facilitator Version) (Dr) Liz Anderson These materials could be used in one or two day workshops according to space in the curriculum. The aim is to explore what is meant by team working in health and social care with respect to your chosen profession and others in relation to promoting person-centered collaborative care. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:35:47 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16042 Literature searching for social science students DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:38:45 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16041 Using Images in Teaching DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:37:22 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16040 Library Companion to Moodle: Using Electronic journals and finding articles DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:34:56 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16039 MI512: Information Literacy: tools for research DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:33:09 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16038 Collaborative writing using wikis and Google docs DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:31:37 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16037 Blogging for beginners DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:29:52 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16036 Welcome to Moodle: online course DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:25:45 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16035 Going Beyond Google DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:23:15 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16034 Copyright resources for staff DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:21:57 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16033 Library Companion to Moodle: Getting the most of online research DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:11:06 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16032 Library Companion to Moodle: Using Endnote DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:09:50 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16031 Library Companion to Moodle: Citing and referencing DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:08:31 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16030 PGCert Module 4: Using technology for feedback and assessment DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:06:47 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16029 PGCert Module 1: Introduction to learning technologies DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:05:28 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16028 Finding and Using Digital Media in Teaching DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:04:12 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16027 Introduction to Learning Technology DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:02:18 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16026 Moodle Quiz Training DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:30 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16025 Moodle Basics Training: self study DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:59:10 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16024 Moodle Basics Training DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:57:48 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16023 Using Web 2.0 in Teaching DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:56:27 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16022 Using Images in Teaching DELILA LSE This resource supports LSE's PGCert. It also stands alone as an information and / or digital literacy resource for any user. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:53:32 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16021 Learning Inter-Professionally (LIP) 1 Ali Ewing Gary Denby This module encompasses lecturer and student activities for class room led group activities. These introduce students to group working, their different health and social care professionas and briefly to inter-professional education. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:31:32 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16020 DeSTRESS Film 9: Decision Analysis: Uncertainty and Climate Change destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. Lasting 25'36", this film uses the question of a policy response to climate change as an example of decision making using a regret matrix. It also illustrates Present Value calculations. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:31:48 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16019 DeSTRESS Film 8: Developing Index Numbers destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film, lasting 19'39", examines how we compare the well-being of people in different societies. It discusses, with examples, the Human Development Index (HDI) and its components Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:26 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16018 DeSTRESS Film 7: Index Numbers destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film focuses on changes in prices. It explains, with examples, the difference between Laspeyres and Paasche price indices. It discusses the measurement of inflation and gives as an example the German hyperinflation of 1923. Duration 21'04" Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:39:00 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16017 DeSTRESS Film 6: Introducing averages destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film (duration 15'55") discusses the distribution of wealth, and the relation between wealth and happiness. It distinguishes three kinds of "average"; the mean, mode and median. Includes an interview with Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker of the University of Chicago. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:26:29 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16016 DeSTRESS Film 5: Variance and Standard Deviation - Investing your savings destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film talks about variation in the context of different ways of saving for the future, and in the context of the varying output of a firm. It explains step-by-step the formula for standard deviation and related formulae. Duration 19'43" Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:11:03 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16015 DeSTRESS Film 4: Percentages destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film shows how percentages are useful in a succession of situations: designing a robust wastewater treatment plant, working out the value of discounts in a book shop, voting margins in an election and rating the return on investment on machinery in a chicken processing plant. Duration 14'37" Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:58:40 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16014 DeSTRESS Film 3: Understanding Formulae: Part Two destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film (duration 13'41") shows how simple formulae illuminate the processes of trading in a market and lending by banks. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:44:12 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/handle/123456789/16013 DeSTRESS Film 2: Understanding Formulae: The Middleman destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. The middleman is often thought of as a useless parasite who charges fees for unnecessary services. By using a simple formula this film shows how a 'middleman" can be very productive by minimizing transactions costs. Duration 15'16" Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:37:52 GMT