Category Archives: covid19

Supporting Tutors in Adobe Connect

Posted on 21st February 2022 by Dawn Evelyn

By Carol Edwards & Andrew Maxfield In this blog we plan to share how we supported our new and less experienced tutors to deliver successful online tutorials during the Covid pandemic. As the leading provider of distance online learning, it … Continue reading →

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Integrating online learning provision: What will schools take forward post-pandemic?

Posted on 2nd December 2021 by Dawn Evelyn

By Katharine Jewitt An 18-month research project is seeking to identify what online learning innovations schools can and will be keeping post-pandemic. Dr Katharine Jewitt reports on preliminary findings: As Covid restrictions are lifted, school leaders are beginning to plan … Continue reading →

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A Virtual Reality Courtroom Project

Posted on 4th May 2021 by Dawn Evelyn

By Dr Clare Jones & Francine Ryan Exciting new project The Open University Law School’s, Open Justice Centre, is embarking on an exciting new project which brings together technology and law to enable immersive and active learning to take place … Continue reading →

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Strategic management of online learning during Covid and beyond

Posted on 23rd April 2021 by Dawn Evelyn

By Dr Jacqueline Baxter Leading online learning: Out of crisis comes opportunity. We are just entering the pilot stage of our research project which looks at how schools have strategically managed online learning during Covid, and if and how, new experiences … Continue reading →

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The Experience of Teaching during a Pandemic

Posted on 12th February 2021 by Dawn Evelyn

By Hilary Collins Back in January I published research on the academic experience of teaching and working online. Right now it feels rather timely. In our paper we discussed the precarity of a digital academic life, and examined how this … Continue reading →

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Creating Emergency Remote Learning Environments in Response to COVID-19

Posted on 30th September 2020 by Jennie Slade

By Michael Ngoasong The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is a nightmare for universities and businesses world-wide. Universities are turning to online remote teaching (Jack. A. and Moules, J. 2020) and requiring staff to work from home. Some of us … Continue reading →

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Designing Online Learning for Interactivity

Posted on 8th June 2020 by Kate Bunker

by Dr Ruslan Ramanau A key question facing teachers and institutions that move their teaching online (be it fully or partially), is whether reducing the amount of face-to-face contact can lead to less engagement from learners, and less positive learning … Continue reading →

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Time is of the essence – so why don’t we spend more time teaching it?

Posted on 29th May 2020 by Kate Bunker

by Dr Terry O’Sullivan Sure you’ve got the time to read this? Then I’ll be as quick as I can. You see time seems to be the key barrier to learning online. Thanks to support from the OU’s Enhanced Employability … Continue reading →

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Taking legal outreach online: how law students can help bridge the justice gap during lockdown

Posted on 13th May 2020 by Kate Bunker

by Hugh McFaul Pro bono legal work is part of the DNA of the UK legal profession and can involve lawyers working without pay to help provide access to justice for those unable to pay for legal advice and representation. … Continue reading →

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Online teaching: starting out. My Story

Posted on 29th April 2020 by Kate Bunker

by Dr Jacqueline Baxter The recent COVID-19 crisis and subsequent lockdown has meant that many teachers at all phases of learning have had to very rapidly get to grips with teaching online. But teaching online is not something that comes … Continue reading →

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