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26/06/2013 - 17:44
War poems are a breakthrough for creative writer
Getting your poetry published is notoriously tough, but writer Caroline Davies (pictured) has made the breakthrough with a collection of poems about war. She says the OU’s Advanced creative writing course A363 got her off to a flying start. “After completing A215 in 2006 I put off starting A363, in the mistaken belief that it would involve writing...
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28/03/2013 - 12:02
How philosophy and psychotherapy meet in existential counselling
Philosophy and counselling may sound like unlikely bedfellows, but they have come together in a novel form of therapy called existential counselling. One of the leading exponents of the British school of existential counselling is Dr Darren Langdridge, head of the OU's department of Psychology. He's just published a new book, Existential Counselling and Psychotherapy. So what is existential...
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28/03/2013 - 11:52
The top 20 most wanted professions in the world
Around the world there are a number of professions in high demand. The BBC Business website has compiled a list of the top 20 most wanted professions internationally, and the countries that want them. The list includes psychologists, physiotherapists and chefs, and there are case studies. Is your profession there? Check it out on Global migrants: Which is the most wanted profession?
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30th November 2012
OU Senior Lecturer named Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
An OU Senior Lecturer has scooped the title of Most Innovative Teacher of the Year. Dr Mark Brandon, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science at the OU, achieved the accolade at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2012 last night (29 November 2012). The award recognised Dr Brandon’s achievements as Principal Scientific Advisor to the Frozen Planet BBC TV series...
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29th November 2012
OU creative writing students publish anthology of work
A small group of Creative Writing students who met while studying with The Open University, are releasing their first publication ‘Sea of Ink’. Under Ink Pantry Publishing, they have created a self published anthology of creative writing, which has been written, designed, produced and published by a small group based all over the United Kingdom and...
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29th November 2012
OU research shows how technology aids classroom discussion
Contrary to the commonly held belief that technology hampers real world conversations, OU researchers have found that it can in fact aid classroom discussions and help students talk together effectively in order to problem solve and learn. A new research paper Talk Factory: Supporting 'exploratory talk' around an interactive whiteboard in primary school science plenaries...
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New Student Charter website now live
The Student Charter, which has been developed jointly by University staff and the OU Students Association, was launched by the Vice Chancellor on 23 April 2013, the 44th...
iTunes U: explaining the maths around you
There's a wealth of freely available OU maths content out there. From running a railway to getting your bearings in the hills, explore the variety of maths on the OU's iTunes U service,...
‘Feedback on feedback’ makes language learning more successful
An award winning article by two OU academics presents a method which encourages foreign language students to engage in a constructive dialogue with their tutors. The method looks at students’...
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