Education is important both for individual success and society’s continuing development, and offers the exciting prospect of making a difference. With the changes now taking place to widen participation and strengthen teaching and learning at all levels, education is – more than ever – a dynamic, challenging and rewarding sector to be involved in. The OU has been delivering education courses for more than 25 years and now offers a wide range of professional and undergraduate qualifications for practising teachers, plus general courses to help you support your own child in school.
University of the Future
‘University of The Future’ shows how the OU has harnessed new and emerging technologies to enable students to study from their computers, mobile phones, mp3 players and tablet devices – without necessarily having to open a book.
What is the OU?
The Open University is one of the world’s largest universities. Through a pioneering teaching method called supported open learning, students can study for a recognised degree at a distance. Flexible and accessible education programmes enable students to transform their lives.
Making Music Together
Recording a DJ set, designing a cd cover, and a guitar lesson. Behind the scenes the facilitators discuss the group's teamwork.
Education
Subject highlights
 TESSA - No Hiding PlaceVitus, a policeman, goes into school to explain his work |
 Teaching and learning in virtual worldsDr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University talks about The Open University presence in virtual worlds. |
 TESSA - The ChaseEzekiel is too embarrassed to explain menstruation to Njideka and she becomes frightened and runs away. This causes lots of problems in the... |
 TESSA - The Smart FatherLinus deals with bullying in a clever way. |
 TESSA - The Show Must Go OnEjike continues with a prize giving ceremony despite suffering a personal tragedy. |
 Developmental disordersProfessors Maggie Snowling and Charles Hulme give an overview of the main developmental disorders in language and literacy. |
Subjects
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Arts and Humanities
Rawls on distributive justice
Rawls argues that it's fair to create a society that eliminates all...
Starting out in playwriting
How do you find your starting point? Playwrights discuss the start of the...- Visit this subject
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Business and Management
Refinancing: altcourse prison
The gains to be made from re-organising financing.
How has the internet revolution market research techniques?
Traditional research companies are now...- Visit this subject
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Childhood and Youth
The project worker's role
Steve's love of music inspires youngsters to have belief in their own...
Learning with “mini-beasts”
A teacher observes and reflects on the learning patterns of the...- Visit this subject
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Computing and ICT
Cropping and resizing
Cropping and resizing can be used to show multiple images on one screen as well...
Linux - Origins
Richard Stallman broke free of the closed proprietary world of UNIX computing when he...- Visit this subject
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Education
Derek Simpson
Derek Simpson discusses how growing up in a working class area changed his accent.
TESSA - Anything for School
Adjua wants to go to school, even though she is sick- Visit this subject
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Engineering and Technology
Tuning car engines
Experts from the Motor Industry Research Association analyse and refine engine...
Semiconductor Industry
Imaging large samples. How to get precise dimensions of any surface. The AFM...- Visit this subject
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Environment, Development and International Studies
The Positive Effect of Gorilla Tourism
Eliminating Malaria. A doctor from Bwindi Community Health...
Bottled Water
Have you ever wondered where bottled water comes from and what impact this has on the...- Visit this subject
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Health and Social Care
Learning to live with dialysis
Malcolm reflects on the experience and practicalities of undergoing...
Wellbeing in organisations
How does promoting the wellbeing of employees helps increase business...- Visit this subject
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Languages
Ordering food and drinks
Practise Italian vowels ordering food and drinks.
Innuendo with David McGilivray
How comedians exploit the ambiguities of language in the production of...- Visit this subject
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Law
Should Advocates be Passionate?
Do you want your advocate to be passionate? And should judges be...
Freedom of religion: Nadia Eweida
Tom Ellis, the solicitor who took Nadia Eweida’s case to the...- Visit this subject
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Mathematics and Statistics
Planning the route home
While looking at the GPS, the team explore the differences between grid North...
The Millennium and the Hangover
Rides showing uniform motion and non-uniform in the vertical plane.- Visit this subject
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Psychology
Consciousness: a first person experience
Could we programme consciousness into a computer? Are there...
Why so similar?
A set of twins discuss reasons for their similarities.- Visit this subject
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Science
Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools
The comparative method can be used to investigate how...
Life on Mars
Discover how asteroids and microbes flying through space could hold the secret to life...- Visit this subject
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Social Sciences
Perspective: Human trafficking as the new slavery
The words slavery, abuse, victims and protection...
The role of the state
Attitudes towards to the state - its role and its scale - play a crucial role...- Visit this subject
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Research
Future technologies: The Pharos project
This track demonstrates some of the ways in which the Pharos...
Future Design Tools
This video reveals research into some of the very latest design tools. It shows...- Visit this subject
