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Geography Matters: A Collection
Society, Politics & Law

Geography Matters: A Collection

...with the OU, looking for some extra reading between modules, or just wanting to learn more about Geography, the Geography Matters collection is the place to be. If you are an existing OU student, there are more resources on the pages supporting Environmental Studies or Social Science. If you want to learn more about Geography at the Open University, visit our website....
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How do we move towards racial equality?
Education & Development

How do we move towards racial equality?

...OU as well as the changes they would like to see to move towards racial equality in this collection of videos...At The Open University (OU) we are conscious of the need to talk about race, to recognise the challenges some colleagues face as well as creating opportunities for students to hear about perspectives on race. For this reason, we have created a suite of videos...
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Video 30 mins
Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment
Education & Development

Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment

...OU academic staff for students. The OU has over 4,000 ALs, the largest body of academic staff at any UK university. Of these, 95% are from white backgrounds, 92.3% within the Faculty of Business and Law. This is in sharp contrast to the diversity of the OU student body, of whom 14% are from non-white backgrounds, a percentage which is reflective of the UK ......
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EdD graduate stories
Education & Development

EdD graduate stories

Read about the experiences of a range of EdD graduates, and how their doctorate has shaped their lives professionally and personally...[The front cover of the eBook 'My EdD journey - OU student stories'] Click on the image above to open the eBook ​​
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OpenMinds Talk: Performing Online Live Experiments 24/7: “An Internet of Laboratory Things”
Miscellaneous

OpenMinds Talk: Performing Online Live Experiments 24/7: “An Internet of Laboratory Things”

...OU students to work at a distance with a range of sophisticated, remote-controlled experiments and robotic apparatus. Transcript Professor Braithwaite will be joined by: Dr Tim Drysdale, Senior Lecturer (Engineering/Electronics), academic lead for the new £2.7M OpenEngineering Lab. Dr Mark Hirst, Senior Lecturer in Biology, who leads the OpenScience Laboratory. Dr Ulrich...
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52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...student about to take on an OU module studies a Badged Open Course as part of their induction; take a look at Being An OU Student. Around 20% of our informal learners don’t speak English as a first language, luckily we have a course for that, English: Skills for Learning. 14% of learners on OpenLearn have a disability. We’re big on accessibility as a result of this....
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53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...student about to take on an OU module studies a Badged Open Course as part of their induction; take a look at Being An OU Student. Around 20% of our informal learners don’t speak English as a first language, luckily we have a course for that, English: Skills for Learning. 14% of learners on OpenLearn have a disability. We’re big on accessibility as a result of this....
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What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?
Education & Development

What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?

...OU students and teaching staff. The participants have identified a range of advantages of online authentication, such as saving time, flexibility and not having to attend face-to-face assessments. Participants also believed that the TeSLA approach will increase trust between students and institutions and will help ensure the quality of e-assessment systems. For informal...
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