What do you think?

I refer to Natalie Kehr's posting 'Where should errata be posted' of the 5th Sept. 2010.

Having registered for M332-1 in January 2009 my initial enthusiasm was somewhat diminished by the number of typing errors I detected within section 2 of the course material, this being the first detailed section of the course. The errors relate to the SAQ's and corresponding answers and attempting to answer the questions listed I found difficult enough without having doubts about the integrity of the material. I posted my concerns on the unit forum associated with the course on 7th January 2009 after searching to no avail for a more appropriate location to express my concerns. To this date I have had no feedback from anyone within the OpenLearn Team and the material still contains the errors that I found; The specific detail can still be found within the unit forum of the course.

Alan Duffy

Have hunted everywhere for the 'help and support forum' but to no avail. Have come back to open learn after a long break and have made two entries into my learning journal today after clicking on new entry. No 'save' button appeared and when I clicked on add new entry, I lost all the notes I had made. Re-read the quickstart guide again and cannot see what I should have done differently. Please help.

I started studying this unit with a view to maybe taking the full course. When I went back to continue a week later it had disappeared from the site. I used the only contact link I could find but it was for the main Open University site so they said they could not help me, just sent me a lot of links whick either did not work or did not seem relevant. This is the only place I have found to communicate with you.

I know all the content is free but it's not very encouraging to start studying something and then not be able to finish it, especially as I am rather undecided about further study on the topic and hoped the rest of the unit would help me make up my mind.

Hi, I've enroled on L196 but can't get the audio clips to run. Do I need particular software to play them? (I'm running Windows 7 and accessing through IE8)

I have been using the site since 2008, mostly for business & management modules, which have been great. Have just looked and many of my statements of activity now read 0% complete when I have (fortunately) got printed older statements of 100% completion. Others are anywhere from 5-88%, all of which i had finished. Only the module I did most recently (but still on the old site) reads 100% - why is this? Is this due to the new site or is there a time limit on recording completion? Is there any way to restore the records? Thanks

Hi. Just joined 'Managing Complexity: a Systems Approach', and tried to update my profile with a bit more detail including optional info, learning interests and a photo, and when I click 'Update Profile' it clears the screen and loses all my entries. Tried this two or three times to check. Obviously not motivating for someone trying to join in....

Hi, I was looking for the content related to sport and fitness. I eventually found it, but it wasn't easy! I have two comments I'd like to make - firstly, it is very long winded to get to it as it's under Body and mind - Childhood and Youth - Health - Sport and Fitness. That's 4 layers down! In any event, why is Childhood and Youth under Body and Mind????? It is a section of the OU with its own degree so I can't see why it wouldn't be a top level subject area.

Secondly, there are 2 modules of study from each of E112 and E233 (sport and fitness modules) on the Learning Space. But none of these show up in Open Learn under the Sport and Fitness section. I have no idea if they are elsewhere as you cannot search on module codes in this bit of the site. Other areas, such as languages, have the Learning Space content at the top of the page when you go into the Open Learn content.

Finally, I've had to contact you through this feedback page as there is no email address to send comments to that I can find. This would be really helpful as some people may wish to contact Open Learn without having their comments public.
thanks,
Liz

How do I find materials for a module using its code?

On the old site, it was easy: just put it in the 'Search Units' box.

Withb this one, even when materials exist for a module, the only search box I can see comes up with nothing. I've just tried E301, U211 and U212.

Am I missing something really simple?

If there isn't anything really simple, why not?

i am a bit confused as to why the programme listings are for programmes that have already been on !

i was quite excited when i found the one on water as i am doing an opener course covering 'water for life', only to find that i have already missed it !

Lorna

How do I get to Labspace now? Tried Search and came up with nothing.

An Open Learn logo could be put on student page

Lots of information, useful and good. It's just that one cannot find her way around. It's even a nightmare to log-in

Hi,

I find the OpenLearn experience to be very innovative and useful, but for secondary school teachers is somewhat limited, specially if they want to use the material, as is, with young students.

Inspired by the OpenLearn approach we have developed at ITEMS EU project (http://itemspro.net/es/moodle/) some science and maths modules aimed to secondary students which can be used downloaded and reused for teachers following the OU initiative.

Do you think we could upload ITEMS moodle courses to the OpenLearn site for sharing?
or this is not the right place for this question?
Thanks

I thought this would be an interesting course for me as a primary governor. Only to find that all the material related to secondary Key stages 3 and 4. Please can you look at the posted material and make it approprite for the target audience. Thank you

Sorry, I've given this site only one star - it is quite horrendously complicated and confusing. And I do not think the problem lies with me - I already have a higher degree, and have used the old Open Learn which was fine. But - I have tried to find a basic course on Music, and got a pig's breakfast of TOTALLY unrelated suggestions. Moreover, most of the material consisted of articles/discussions, rather than the old mini-courses which were such a brilliant feature of the old OpenLearn.
You have unnecessarily complicated a site which worked well and was both useful and user-friendly. This one is just a mess; you can't find anything and if you do find something it is almost 90% guaranteed to be something you do not want.
Sorry, but it really is quite awful!
Regard
Tereza Shortall
tereza.shortall@live.co.uk

 In the <a href="http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2909">Forum QuickStart Guide</a> it says "click on the button that says 'Start a new discussion'." I haven't been able to find such a button anywhere. Is this one of the features that hasn't been implemented yet, or have I missed it?
I'd really like to get back to those happy days we enjoyed on Open2.

I am just considering coming back to learning after a lifetime of fear of learning, at the moment this website compounds the fear, it does not seem logical and makes me feel stupid, I can't even find the forum to introduce myself and have no clue as to what I am on here ?
There just seems to be too much stuff all over the place, I am sure if you have an OU degree in IT it will be a breeze but for me it is just enhancing my fear of learning.
Sorry Guys if I am ranting in the wrong place.
Rob.

I  work as an OU Adviser, and used to recommend that  potential students should go into openLearn and look at course materials, but I don't anymore because I can't find my way to any specific module, so how can they?  I feel swamped by the sheer quantity of  random material under each subject heading.  This new version of OpenLearn is certainly not an improvement.

I have just enrolled on a module which won't allow me access to the case study, asking for a password.  It suggests that I should have received a password from one of two people, and gives their names, but the links to them don't work - saying that they have chosen to keep their details private.
I thought these courses were supposed to be totally free? 

 I'm obviously getting too old for this! It's taken me since August to find my way here from the old Reading with Open2 forum, where I had fun and found enlightenment with other enthusiasts. The new set-up doesn't seem to do what the old one did -- or is it just that I haven't got that far yet? And my old username seems to have gone too: what happened to Kasper? Some upstart named Steve seems to have muscled in.
Maybe I should go and lie down;it's almost time for my medication anyway!