http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/ If you have not studied for a long time, doing an OU course can seem a daunting prospect. Find out what’s really involved by listening to these students talking about how they found time for the work; some of the sacrifices involved; whether it had all been worthwhile; and the kind of help they got from their OU tutors. Despite the very real challenges of studying whilst coping with kids, jobs and real life, these people from many different walks of life testify to the great sense of achievement, satisfaction, even excitement involved in tackling a new subject and succeeding. The Open University 2008 en Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:59:11 +0000 OU Podcast System by KMi http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://media-podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/OULIFE_student_00147.jpg http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/ The Student Experience - for iPad/Mac/PC If you have not studied for a long time, doing an OU course can seem a daunting prospect. Find out what’s really involved by listening to these students talking about how they found time for the work; some of the sacrifices involved; whether it had all been worthwhile; and the kind of help they got from their OU tutors. Despite the very real challenges of studying whilst coping with kids, jobs and real life, these people from many different walks of life testify to the great sense of achievement, satisfaction, even excitement involved in tackling a new subject and succeeding. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, views, opinions, study, university, achievement, home study, feedback If you have not studied for a long time, doing an OU course can seem a daunting prospect. Find out what’s really involved by listening to these students talking about how they found time for the work; some of the sacrifices involved; whether it had all been worthwhile; and the kind of help they got from their OU tutors. 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OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, views, benefits, opinions, study, university, achievement, experience The Open University No OU students talking about the benefits to them of studying with the OU. 1 http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/ http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/desktop/openings-being-an-ou-student.m4v Fri, 16 May 2008 00:08:34 +0100 00:00:49 Transcript -- OU students talking about the benefits to them of studying with the OU. Transcript -- Student views of the OU Transcript -- OU students talking about the benefits to them of studying with the OU. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, views, benefits, opinions, study, university, achievement, experience OU students talking about the benefits to them of studying with the OU. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, views, benefits, opinions, study, university, achievement, experience The Open University No Transcript -- OU students talking about the benefits to them of studying with the OU. 2 http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/ http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/transcript/openings-being-an-ou-student.pdf Fri, 16 May 2008 00:08:33 +0100 OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. Finding space and time for studying OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, views, opinions, study, university, achievement, motivation, concerns, time management, home study OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, views, opinions, study, university, achievement, motivation, concerns, time management, home study The Open University No OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. 3 http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/ http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/desktop/openings-fitting-it-all-in.m4v Fri, 16 May 2008 00:07:34 +0100 00:10:12 Transcript -- OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. Transcript -- Finding space and time for studying Transcript -- OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, views, opinions, study, university, achievement, motivation, concerns, time management, home study OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, views, opinions, study, university, achievement, motivation, concerns, time management, home study The Open University No Transcript -- OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. 4 http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/ http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/transcript/openings-fitting-it-all-in.pdf Fri, 16 May 2008 00:07:33 +0100 OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors. The tutor experience OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, contact, study, learning, tutorials, motivation, concerns, tutor, constructive criticism, feedback OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, contact, study, learning, tutorials, motivation, concerns, tutor, constructive criticism, feedback The Open University No OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors. 5 http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/ http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/desktop/openings-working-with-your-tutor.m4v Fri, 16 May 2008 00:06:34 +0100 00:10:14 Transcript -- OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors. Transcript -- The tutor experience Transcript -- OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, contact, study, learning, tutorials, motivation, concerns, tutor, constructive criticism, feedback OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors. OU, Student, Knowledge, skills, education, contact, study, learning, tutorials, motivation, concerns, tutor, constructive criticism, feedback The Open University No Transcript -- OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors. 6 http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/ http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/transcript/openings-working-with-your-tutor.pdf Fri, 16 May 2008 00:06:33 +0100 OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel. The best part of studying with the OU OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel. OU, student, achievement, improvements, education, learning, course, motivation, degree, confidence, tutor, experience, study OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel. OU, student, achievement, improvements, education, learning, course, motivation, degree, confidence, tutor, experience, study The Open University No OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel. 7 http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/ http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/desktop/openings-sense-of-achievement.m4v Fri, 16 May 2008 00:05:34 +0100 00:03:27 Transcript -- OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel. Transcript -- The best part of studying with the OU Transcript -- OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel. OU, student, achievement, improvements, education, learning, course, motivation, degree, confidence, tutor, experience, study OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel. OU, student, achievement, improvements, education, learning, course, motivation, degree, confidence, tutor, experience, study The Open University No Transcript -- OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel. 8 http://www3.open.ac.uk/about/ http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/student-experiences/transcript/openings-sense-of-achievement.pdf Fri, 16 May 2008 00:05:33 +0100