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I wonder if this might be my OU degree certificate?
… it could well be as I’m not expecting anything else. Sadly, I will have to wait until at least Wednesday lunchtime to find out
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Phenonominololological: Surf Teddy launches his bid for worldwide stardom!
I received an email from Eddie Chauncy yesterday – the creator of the wonderful TMA song and friend of Surf Teddy. About the TMA song Eddie writes: I really only shared the song with my DD307 Facebook...
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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt
I’m writing this post on the train back to Derby from Cardiff, where I’ve been for my OU graduation ceremony today, along with 280 other graduands and their families and friends. I’d travelled to...
View ArticleWays to pay for Open University study in England
Those of you who have visited here before know that a considerable part of this blog has been dedicated to my progress towards a psychology degree with the Open University, which I finally obtained at...
View ArticleIt must be OU revision time again
Over the last few days, there’s been a steady increase in the number of people visiting my Open University ED209, DD303 and DD307 notes pages. It’s revision time, isn’t it? I knew there was something...
View ArticleOne way of saying thank you
After I’d cross-posted my last blog entry onto the B07 Facebook group, some one asked me if I was still using the notes I’ve published here to help support a charity. Back in 2010 I asked readers of...
View ArticleThe Open University declares its love for MOOCs
The Open University and 11 other UK universities have announced today that they intend to launch a new platform for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), challenging the already established edX platform...
View ArticleWhy oh why …
… isn’t Q methodology even mentioned in the OU Psychology degree, let alone taught? I’m currently making my way through the 3rd chapter of Simon Watts and Paul Stenner’s 2012 book “Doing Q...
View ArticleHow have OU student numbers been affected by the £2,500 module fee in England?
Following the news last week that enrolments to HE courses by part-time students had fallen by 26.6% in the year after the introduction of the new tuition fees regime, I decided to do a little bit of...
View ArticleWriter’s block, sex at the OU and right wing isolationism
I’ve been finding writing difficult recently, culminating in the “Meh” post of a couple of days ago. I’m not quite sure why. It’s not as if there isn’t lots happening in my own life at the moment, nor...
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Don’t forget the print button
FutureLearn seems to be in the final stages of getting ready for launch, as an invitation on its homepage is now allowing people to register their interest for courses that are due to start in...
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The business of MOOCs
The Open University’s foray into the world of MOOCs, FutureLearn, is to open for ‘Beta’ students later this month with the first courses due to start in October. FutureLearn is somewhat behind the...
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I don’t think this bunny is going to be gorped by that duck …
A photograph especially for anyone revising for their Open University ED209 exam at the moment. But even if you aren’t and you have no idea of the significance of ducks, rabbits and gorping, it’s still...
View ArticleSD815: Contemporary Issues in Brain and Behaviour: Psychosis and Dementia
News today from the Open University about the launch of a new postgraduate module. Too late for me to be interested, but perhaps it’s an encouraging sign that the social science faculty is re-engaging...
View ArticleThe OU announces it is to stop offering PGCE and PGDE qualifications from...
From a press release issued by the OU today: The Open University (OU) is to withdraw from the PGCE qualification that is available in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the associated PGDE...
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OU student numbers 2008/09 – 2012/13
Overall student numbers have fallen by 16.4% in a year. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
View ArticleInformation for prospective OU students outside of the UK & Ireland
If you’re thinking of studying with the Open University, but don’t live in either the UK or Ireland, you may be interested in this recently launched website for prospective students from the rest of...
View ArticleGood news – OU psychology MSc courses to get a reboot in 2016
Good news reaches me from the Open University. After a gap of several years, the foreseeable future has arrived and there are now plans to offer three different masters qualifications in psychology...
View ArticleFarewell
Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, has announced that he will be leaving at the end of the year to take up a post at RMIT, Australia’s largest tertiary educator. He’s been at the helm...
View ArticleWill David Willetts become the next OU vice-chancellor?
Just under a week ago Martin Bean, the current OU vice-chancellor, announced that he was going to step down from his £407,000 post at the end of this year to return to Australia. Today David Willetts,...
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