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Jiniya Afroze is a research student in the Open University’s Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies. Her PhD investigates ‘Threads of everyday violence: Childhood in an Urdu-speak...ing Bihari camp in Bangladesh’. This is one of a series of films in which OU research students discuss their research and degree journey.
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audio record of A friend of a victimChristina McCavana talks about the day she was working on reception in the Belfast Office of The...
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audio record of A request for helpGordon Macintyre the first Regional Director of The Open University in Northern Ireland explains an...
audio record of Memories of teaching in the H BlocksHeather Laird worked as an Open University Tutor Counsellor and tutored Technology modules between...
audio record of Oh my goodness that won’t happen in the Maze!Helen Evans Open University Tutor reflects on advice given to her when starting to tutor in the...
audio record of I think that is one of its great strengthsIan Stevenson Open University Staff Tutor in Technology describes visiting the education hut in the...
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audio record of I hope you don’t think I believe this!Jenny Meegan interviewed by a former student describes the challenges of tutoring students on D102...
audio record of It is a very abnormal strange placeJim Campbell Open University Associate Lecturer describes his feelings when going into the H Blocks...
audio record of Teaching Women’s Studies to a manJoanna McMinn Associate Lecturer in Women’s Studies describes her first meeting with an Open...
audio record of Do you feel that you learned anything from tutoring in prison?John Kremer Open University Associate Lecturer reflects on learning about the normality of the...
audio record of Reflections on Irish language in the H BlocksKay Muhr tutored linguistics modules in the H Blocks of the Maze and Long Kesh Prison between 1986...
audio record of A Surprise Meeting with Open University GraduatesAlan Carr an Open University member of staff describes a meeting with Sinn Féin higher education...
audio record of A study cell in the H BlocksLiam McCloskey an Open University Associate Lecturer in Mathematics Statistics and Computing taught...
audio record of The security risk of holly leavesMartin Collins Open University Associate Lecturer in Science describes the challenge of taking...
audio record of The highlights of teachingMaurice Kennedy Staff Tutor in Mathematics at the Open University describes the highlights of...
audio record of We were talking about a very special contextMike Tomlinson tutored Criminology courses with The Open University between 1986 and 1992 and...
audio record of Working in the early 1970sNaomi joined The Open University as a member of the administrative staff in the Belfast Office in...
audio record of I was going in to tutor studentsPat Jess former Open University Staff Tutor in Geography in Ireland responds to a question about...
audio record of We learned as we went alongPhilip O’Sullivan is a Staff Tutor and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences...
audio record of Organizing Open University tuition in the prisonsRita Browne Open University staff member describes organizing security clearance and tutor...
audio record of Very seldom did tutors not goRon McCartney as the Staff Tutor in Education was responsible for organizing Open University tutors...
audio record of I do recall being absolutely terrified about the prospect of doing this!Rosemary Hamilton Regional Director of The Open University 1992-2010 tutored the Science Level One...
audio record of I didn’t talk about it to friends for many yearsStephen Robinson taught Open University students on Social Psychology modules between 1989 and 2000...
audio record of Experiences of tutoringTony Gallagher Open University Associate Lecturer describes his experiences of tutoring students in...
audio record of Teaching 'War and Society' in Northern IrelandTutor K Open University Associate Lecturer in Humanities in the Compounds and H Blocks of the Maze...
audio record of It has been a privilege to have been involvedWilliam has worked in The Open University office in Belfast since 1985 and has been a member of the...
audio record of First visit to the H BlocksXimena Arias-Manzano recalls her first visit to tutor an Open University student of Spanish in the...
audio record of We have got to get The Open University in hereBarbara Hart biographer of Elizabeth Kennedy describes Elizabeth's work in Long Kesh Internment...
audio record of Writing essays on the bonnet of a Police Land RoverDavy Connery Open University student describes his experiences of studying the course ‘Running...
audio record of It was a good discussionDes O’Hagan who was interned in Long Kesh Internment Camp in 1972 remembers the Open University...
audio record of Nobody knew what to do with all these peopleDominic Henry Education Officer in the Compounds (The Maze and Long Kesh Prison) describes the...
audio record of A Probation Officer shares her Open University booksEleanor Mullligan was a Probation Officer working in the H Blocks (the Maze and Long Kesh Prison)...
audio record of And that is how they taught me about non-Euclidean geometryGeoff Moore Prison Education teacher in the H Blocks in the 1980s recalls supervising two students...
audio record of Organizing tutorials despite logistical difficultiesHarry Hughes Education Officer in the Maze and Long Kesh Prison describes study conditions and the...
audio record of We had something in commonJohn Friel Catholic Chaplain in the H Blocks (the Maze Long Kesh Prison) describes talking to...
audio record of The Open University was just an answerJoy Clark Education Officer in Armagh Gaol and then Chief Education Officer of the Northern Ireland...
audio record of I think we can make that happenKevin Warner National Co-ordinator of Education in the Prisons in the Republic of Ireland describes...
audio record of A memorable graduation ceremonyMargaret Gray Senior Teacher in the Maze and Long Kesh Prison describes unexpected events when...
audio record of What do you remember about the graduation?Pamela Hazel Education Officer in Maghaberry Prison in the 1990s reflects on her memories of...
audio record of Studying the OU during sleepless nightsPrison Governor A describes the pressures of working in The Maze (the H Blocks the Maze and Long...
audio record of A Prison Governor remembers the H BlocksRonnie White Prison Governor reflects on his time working as a Prison Officer in the H Blocks in...
audio record of It was totally unheard of in those daysSean Wynne Head Teacher in Portlaoise Prison 1978-2000 describes negotiations with the Governor in...