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Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...OU students beginning their studies. Indeed, technology has advanced rapidly both in sport and for the OU. Back in the 70s the TV was part of the furniture and from 1971 was used by the OU to broadcast late night lectures to students. Now it has become part of a home cinema experience in the living room! In the late 70s the popularisation of the ......
Science for everyone as £1m pledge supports new Open University courses
Science, Maths & Technology

Science for everyone as £1m pledge supports new Open University courses

...OU courses at no cost to the student, ranging from exploring the Moon to investigations into cancer and autism. Learners don’t need to be formally registered students – anyone can sign up to study a badged course. Badged courses provide another way of helping learners to progress from informal to formal learning. Digital badges are a way of demonstrating new skills...
Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2
Education & Development

Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2

...students at the OU. It showcases academic research and projects, plus covers the work happening within the institution in relation to race and ethnicity...Anita Pilgrim Katherine talks to Anita about the intersection of BME and LGBTQI identities. Transcript Many years ago, somebody saying to me, oh, where are you from? And I was like, well, I was born in Scotland. I'm...
The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...OU’s students, who look to the OU to be a leader in the provision of top-quality educational experiences. Taking a broader view, working with business can open opportunities for our students and researchers that add substantially to the benefits of a university degree or a postdoctoral position. Right now, we’re in the early stages of our business development journey...
Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...OU will use the framework to identify barriers for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic staff and students and develop an action plan to address them. This event will introduce the REC and highlight opportunities and challenges for OU’s engagement with the Charter. Transcript Language and terminology This panel discussion with Rehana Awan, Mel Green, Mustafa Ali and...
An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...becomes a commodity and students are consumers, who bring funds to schools each year. Of course one can never blame consumers, as consumers are always right. It is, therefore, far easier to blame teachers, to put teachers down, as their positions can easily be replaced. Teachers are truly “conditioned” in terms of their lacking of autonomy. They are...
OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...OU) pioneering experience in distance learning to give 18 million people access to vital educational resources to help develop new skills since the UK’s first lockdown in March 2020. At the start of the first lockdown, daily visitors to OpenLearn increased overnight from 40,000 to over 200,000 and the team acted quickly to put essential learning resources in the hands...
How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...OU’s own student body, including some of the so-called ‘soft skills’ needed by employers. such as leadership, resilience and communication skills. [Graphic depicting an open badge and the data associated with it, name, URL, criteria, issuer, date and recipient]Representation of the digital nature of open badges. Source: Bryan Mathers.Digital badges are digital...