You Said, We Did

How your voice has made a difference

This page provides an opportunity to see the valuable feedback received from students across a wide range of communication channels, and to see what the OU has done in response.

Please note this video is now a couple of years old so some people no longer have the same title. The current Students Association leadership can be seen on their website.

Choose a topic from the drop-down list below to see how students can have an impact on their university experience and be empowered to help shape the University. Next time you are asked to give your opinion, you know that the OU is taking this feedback seriously and will respond.

Select a topic

You said...
If some groups were also available on platforms such as Zoom, group Facetime, GoToMeeting or GoToWebinar, it would be easier to develop more of a sense of community.

We did...
Whilst the Open Programme team are keen to experiment with new technologies to engage with students, we are required to prioritise the OU's 'official' options such as Adobe Connect. The Open Programme team will continue to focus on making better use of Adobe Connect in the short term to provide online engagement opportunities but will explore other technologies where appropriate.
Open Qualifications
Posted on: 09-Mar-20

You said...
You'd like support in articulating employability skills

We did...
All undergraduate Psychology students now have access to the FutureYOU under 'plan' on the qualification website, designed to assist in identifying, recording and evaluating your employability skills. https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1565734
Psychology
Posted on: 09-Mar-20

You said...
You found the DE100 Quick Start Guide useful and suggested including information about activities students should prioritise at the start of the module.

We did...
We created Quick Start Guides for L2 and L3 psychology modules and included further information around key activities for getting started well, overviews of assessment and support available.
Psychology
Posted on: 09-Mar-20

You said...
You would prefer not to have an exam as the final assessment for DD317

We did...
The final assessment for DD317 has now been changed to an EMA from October 2019 (19J).
Psychology
Posted on: 09-Mar-20

You said...
You would like to be able to access methods of support between modules and have resources in one place.

We did...
There are now a range of methods and resources on the Subject Site and a Methods Lab which will be available shortly: http://learn2.open.ac.uk/cource/view.php?id=206348&cmid=1281507
Psychology
Posted on: 09-Mar-20

You said...
You found the DE200 'Getting Ahead' website really useful and would like to see similar resources for other modules on subject site.

We did...
A DE300 'Getting Ahead' website was made available on the subject site in advance of the module start date and the project choice tool was also improved to make it easier to use.
Psychology
Posted on: 09-Mar-20

You said...
iCMAs should be available for revision purposes

Assessment practice in Computing

We did...
We agree this could be useful. We will advise module teams to create revision copies of iCMAs for revision purposes, where possible.
Student Consultations
Posted on: 14-Feb-20

You said...
Support for progression is insufficient from Level 1 to Level 2 and L3, with regards to coding skills. More taster materials and AYRF quizzes would help.

Assessment practice in Computing

We did...
We agree that the gap between coding skills required in TU100 / TM129 and later modules was too large. We have tried to address this through a rewrite of our Level 1 modules, with TM111 and TM112 replacing TU100. We have increased the number of diagnostic quizzes and support materials (taster, e.g.) available to students, via the study website.
Student Consultations
Posted on: 14-Feb-20

You said...
Formative iCMAs should use immediate feedback. They should be repeatable.

We did...
We agree that formative iCMAs should use immediate feedback, and be repeatable. We will advise module teams to adopt immediate feedback in formative assessment and allow multiple attempts on formative iCMAs in preference to deferred feedback and single attempts.
Student Consultations
Posted on: 14-Feb-20

You said...
Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport - Full time study. We would like the University to be more positive about the fact that students are choosing to study full time.

We did...
We are really supportive of you studying full time and are sorry if our concern that you know how much study will be involved has come across as being negative. We have already fed this back to relevant areas and a member of the school sits on the University group looking at how we support students who study full time with us. We will be representing your views.
Student Consultations
Posted on: 12-Feb-20