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The following files and links are full or partial recordings from equality and diversity events at the Open University.
Recognising achievement, maintaining momentum
Damon Miller, Arts
"What the Arts Faculty has done so far in implementing the Equality Scheme" (5min 45sec)
Gill Walker, Health and Social Care
John Richardson, Institute of Educational Technology
"Critiquing course content" (5min 11sec)
Rachel Slater, Maths Computing and Technology
"U116 and accessibility: a module level perspective" (9min 6sec)
Lesley Messer, Open University Business School
"Diversity and accessibility in course production and presentation" (9min 35sec)
Mike Gillman, Science
"Improving accessibility and widening paraticipation in Practical Science" (7min 28sec)
Dick Skellington, Social Science
"How to engage with equality issues within Programmes" (8min 30sec)
Liz Bird, Faculty of Education and Language Studies
"Mainstreaming equality and diversity through (FELS) learning and teaching plan" (7min 35sec)
Welcome from Nigel Holt, Director of Human Resources (6mins)
Whose knowledge counts? Gordon Wilson, Director of Environment, Development and International Studies (23mins)
Introduction from Brigid Heywood, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research & Enterprise (8mins)
Keynote from Sally Brown, Pro-Vice Chancellor Assessment, Learning & Teaching, Leeds Metropolitan University (40mins)
Who are our disabled students?, Mary Taylor, Project Officer, Institute of Educational Technology (18mins)
Who are our widening participation students?, Margaret Hart, Head of Widening Participation (20mins)
Who are our international students?, Mahruk Bailey, Project Manager, OU Worldwide (11mins)
Alan Tait, Pro-Vice Chancellor Curriculum & Awards - diversity is not about others, it's about us (69secs)
Transcript - Alan Tait - Diversity
Alan Tait - active social justice (68secs)
Transcript - Alan Tait - active social justice
Alan Tait - our powerful and priviledged position (64secs)
Transcript - Alan Tait - our powerful and priviledged position
Rowena Arshad, Director of the Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland - proportionality and pragmatism (62secs)
Transcript - Rowena Arshad - Looking at curriculum content
Rowena Arshad - examples of embedding diversity from Scottish institutions (196secs)
Transcript - Rowena Arshad - examples of embedding diversity from Scottish institutions
Full webcast and presentations (135mins)
