{"id":25845,"date":"2024-10-07T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ounews.co\/?p=25845"},"modified":"2024-11-07T09:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T09:33:09","slug":"the-open-university-supports-launch-of-university-of-dyslexic-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/around-ou\/university-news\/the-open-university-supports-launch-of-university-of-dyslexic-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open University supports launch of University of Dyslexic Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Open University (OU) has collaborated with the charity \u2018Made By Dyslexia\u2019 to support the launch of <\/span>DyslexicU<\/span><\/a>, a free online university that aims to promote \u2018a new school of thought\u2019 by teaching the principles of dyslexic thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

DyslexicU is hosted on the OU’s Open Learn Create<\/em> platform and offers a range of free courses designed to help individuals understand how dyslexic thinking works. Sir Richard Branson, who is himself dyslexic, is one of the key contributors and shares insights into how dyslexic thinking fuels entrepreneurial success.<\/span><\/p>\n

The launch of DyslexicU, which took place in New York on September 24th<\/sup> to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly, was attended by Sir Richard, who has since used his global platform to promote the courses via <\/span>NBC News<\/span><\/a> and his Virgin networks. <\/span><\/p>\n

With World Dyslexia Day approaching on October 8th, DyslexicU is continuing to gain global attention, furthering its mission to promote dyslexic thinking, inclusivity, and access to education\u2014values that resonate with The Open University.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Kevin Shakesheff<\/a>, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the OU, added:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2018”This initiative is a great example of how The OU is supporting its vision of reaching \u2018more students with life-changing learning that meets their needs and enriches society\u2019. As a fully inclusive university this remains at the heart of what we do and I am delighted to see that dyslexic thinkers such as Kate Griggs of Made By Dyslexia and Sir Richard Branson have embraced our Open Create platform to create this DyslexicU resource.”<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Liz Ponting<\/span>, Senior Corporate Development Manager at the OU who supported the project, added:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“The OU\u2019s mission is to be open to people, places, methods, and ideas, making higher education accessible to all. Made By Dyslexia\u2019s mission is to teach the world the brilliance of dyslexic thinking and empower it in every home, every school, and every workplace. To enable this, they needed a platform that is accessible to everyone and aligned with their mission, and we were the perfect fit.”<\/em><\/i><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The launch of DyslexicU follows the release of the <\/span>Intelligence 5.0 Report<\/span><\/a> from Made By Dyslexia, which revealed that the skills inherent to dyslexics are among the most sought-after across all sectors and industries globally.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image credit: Made By Dyslexia<\/p><\/div>\n

Founder of Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs, highlighted the growing importance of human skills in the age of AI:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“AI has fundamentally changed the type of human intelligence critical for success, making problem-solving, innovation, lateral thinking, and interpersonal skills the most valuable in every job, in every sector worldwide. These are all Dyslexic Thinking skills\u2014and now, you can learn them at DyslexicU.”<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The launch event featured notable guest speakers, including Sir Richard Branson, HRH Princess Beatrice, and Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a renowned space scientist and honorary doctorate recipient from The Open University.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about DyslexicU, visit <\/span>www.dyslexicu.org<\/span><\/a> or try out one the free courses at DyslexicU <\/span>OLCreate: DyslexicU University of Dyslexic Thinking | OLCreate (open.edu)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Open University (OU) has collaborated with the charity \u2018Made By Dyslexia\u2019 to support the launch of DyslexicU, a free online university that aims to promote \u2018a new school of thought\u2019 by teaching the principles of dyslexic thinking. DyslexicU is hosted on the OU’s Open Learn Create platform and offers a range of free courses […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":25848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1525,1640],"class_list":["post-25845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-university-news","tag-news-home","tag-ou-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25845"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26148,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25845\/revisions\/26148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}