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...OU we have around 1,300 students who have registered with a hearing disability. The Open University Students Association teamed up with one such student, Joshua Page, and his friend Joshua Sprules to put together some basic BSL tuition to introduce you to BSL. BSL uses a mixture of hand signals, body language and lip patterns to communicate. If you’re practicing any of...

...students get off to a great start at their new university or college. Whether you’re about to move on to university, or if you’re supporting someone who is – perhaps as a parent, teacher, carer or adviser, this hub can help you. You can search by topic – like study skills, wellbeing and mental health, or student life – and by subject area to get access to the...

...OU students formally engaged in a programme of study, illuminates that connected learning can still take place. Students (OU and non-OU) use non-formal learning on OpenLearn as a required adjunct to their formal studies, to support confidence building, preparation for exams, and decisions around pathways through qualifications (Law, 2019; Law and Jelfs, 2016). Free......

...Becoming a reflective practitioner). Proactive learners – Student teachers have to be proactive in taking charge of their own learning. This involves the student teacher being aware of their own learning process (metacognitive awareness) including their assumptions, values and beliefs, which may impact on their reactions to situations. It involves them recognising the...

...OU) has degree students in South Sudan and also a number of OU staff supporting Friends of Ibba Girls School, an NGO which established Ibba Girls Boarding School – an innovative girls residential school in Ibba, South Sudan. So, step into this article to learn more about how hope is overcoming various structural challenges for all who want education in South Sudan, but...