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How does your voice make an impact at the OU?

The Open University believe that responding to student feedback is really important in creating the best possible learning journey. The OU activiely seeks out feedback, opinion and views from all students to ensure positive change. One way of ensuring your voice makes a difference, is by asking each School to report on what changes have been made as a result of student feedback.

We have just uploaded the lastest examples of You said, We did on the Student Voice website. The change that students have created is inspiring! Not only will these changes improve your own experience here at the OU but also the experience of other students.

Here are just a few of our recent favourites...

Access:

You said...

That more start dates for Access modules would give better flexibility for students to study at a time of year that works for them....

We did...

We have introduced a May presentation of Access starting in May 2021.

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Arts and Humanities:

You said...

You want access to a tutor and other students in your discipline in between modules...

We did...

We have introduced year-round discipline forums on the Arts and Humanities subject site. These are moderated by tutors who are experts in that discipline, and often feature threads where specific modules can be discussed. These forums are linked to from module websites so that you can find them quickly and easily.

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Engineering and Innovation:

You said...

You would like to better understand what modules are about before signing up to them...

We did...

We have been adding “Are you ready for?” quizzes to more and more of our modules on the Module Chooser site, as well as creating content on the Subject Sites under the heading “Discover your module”. We have committed to having content here for every current module before the end of 2021.

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Health, Wellbeing and Social Care

You said...

You wanted more opportunities to interact with other students..

We did...

The school has continued to expand the number of modules offering in-line student forums integrated with module materials. The school is expanding the number of modules and presentations where peer mentors and peer buddies are available..

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Law:

You said...

You wanted further support for collaborative and reflective assessments on your law level three modules. You also wanted these skills to be introduced earlier in the law degree...

We did...

We amended the assessments and / or provided further guidance and support for students on collaboration and reflection in the existing level three modules. Collaboration and reflection will be introduced in levels one and two in the new law degree, which starts in October 2021.

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