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Category Archives: feelings
Law Graduates’ Use of Extra-Curricular Activities to Get Started in the Legal Professions
By Andrew Gilbert and Jessica Giles This blog arises out of our SCiLAB-funded project, ‘An Exploration of the Use of Extra-Curricular Activities by Law Students and Alumni’, which we carried out during 2020-21. The project aimed to explore Open University … Continue reading
Law Students and Extra-Curricular Activities in a Time of Pandemic
By Andrew Gilbert and Jessica Giles This blog arises out of our SCiLAB-funded project, ‘An Exploration of the Use of Extra-Curricular Activities by Law Students and Alumni’, which we carried out during 2020-21. The project aimed to explore Open University (OU) … Continue reading
Posted in feelings, General, Law School, motivation, onlinestudent, Open University, SCiLAB, students, Uncategorised
Tagged Covid19, employability, law extra-curricular activities, pandemic
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Teaching Student Police Officers: Breaking down barriers between academia and operational practice
By Ahmed Kadry and Jo Lambert In 2016, the College of Policing, the professional body in England and Wales that oversees training and development of police officers, introduced a new training delivery plan for all new police recruits: The Police … Continue reading
Posted in e-learning, e-teaching, feelings, General, HE, Open University, School for Policing, Uncategorised
Tagged Apprenticeships, online learning, PCDA, PEQF, Police learning
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Supporting Tutors in Adobe Connect
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
Supporting care experienced students: Piloting a project in the Faculty of Business and Law
By Grace Allen, Catherine Comfort, Daniel Coxon, Sarah Henderson, Christine Mera & Joanna Mirek-Tooth Higher Education (HE) is a vast and different world to navigate for any new student wishing to access it. For a student who is a care … Continue reading
Developing an integrated model of support for full-time students in a part-time world – a pilot
By Charlotte Luckhurst and Liz Hardie Background Most students studying law at The Open University study 60 credits a year (equivalent to part-time study). However, the numbers of students choosing to study law at full-time intensity (120 credits a year) … Continue reading
Challenging the norm in academic recruitment
By Grace Allen, Joanna Mirek-Tooth, Christine Mera & Charlotte Luckhurst There is growing recognition across the higher education sector that an institution’s leadership should be representative of wider society. As institutions strive to ensure diversity is championed and that diverse viewpoints are … Continue reading
Posted in Business School, e-teaching, feelings, General, HE, Law School, onlineteaching, Open University, SCiLAB, teachingidentity, Uncategorised
Tagged Awarding gap, Diversity, Ethnicity, Inclusion, Recruitment, Teaching
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The Experience of Teaching during a Pandemic
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
Posted in Business School, covid19, e-learning, e-teaching, feelings, General, HE, motivation, Online teaching, onlinestudent, onlineteacher, onlineteaching, Open University, SCiLAB, students
Tagged blog, business, Covid-19, Faculty of business and law, highered, highereducation, Hilary Collins, online teaching, Open University, Teaching and Learning, time management
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How to write a blog
By Dr Jacqueline Baxter Ever fancied yourself as a blog writer? Do you have something interesting to share? These simple, top tips will enable you to turn your idea into an eye-catching blog in no time. Throughout the writing process, … Continue reading
Collaborative group work on level 3 law modules
by Liz Hardie Over the last two years I have become aware of the challenges law students experience undertaking collaborative group work. Law students are often competitive and aspirational with high expectations of themselves and others. Unfortunately this does not … Continue reading
Posted in e-learning, e-teaching, educhat, feelings, Law School, Online teaching, onlinestudent, Open Justice, Open University, SCiLAB, students, Uncategorised
Tagged collaboration, Faculty of business and law, group work, highered, highereducation, law modules, learning experience, learningdesign, Liz Hardie, online collaboration skills, Open Justice, student experience
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