Education & Development
Truddy on projects
OU student, Truddy, talks to us about projects as part of distance learning in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
Education & Development
Marcin on academic talk
OU student, Marcin, tells us how audio materials help aid his studies in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
Health, Sports & Psychology
What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
...As the number of universities going borderless grows, so does the importance of learning more about what helps and hinders students from different cultural backgrounds. Whether a student resides in Milton Keynes or Malaysia, I hope that that they are able to be proud of who they once were, who they are now and that their OU study helps them become who they want to be....
Education & Development
Juliet on academic reading
OU student, Juliet, tells us how she fits academic reading into her daily routine in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
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....
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...
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 ......
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...