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.
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.
You said...
Online tutorials had been affected by lost connections and other disruptions in Adobe Connect.
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We raised the problems with the relevant areas of the University.
Mathematics and Statistics
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You said...
You would like more highlighting of the role that non-Western cultures and under-represented groups have had on mathematics and statistics
We did...
The School is currently actively exploring the development of an OpenLearn resource which would showcase historical contributions of mathematicians and statisticians from under-represented groups. This would be linked to from the M&S study site in order to give greater visibility. The new Mathematics Education module, ME322 (Learning and doing algebra) carefully considered inclusivity within its design and includes material from different UK contexts and from countries outside of Europe.
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You wanted quick replies to questions on forums
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We started a pilot of a “rapid response” forums, called “TMA advice forums” and currently available on one module at each level where students only see responses to their own questions.
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You want more online lectures
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We asked module team chairs to give online “Welcome” sessions for students at the start of modules and are encouraging more lecture-style sessions from module teams.
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You wanted advice about the structure and terminology of mathematical enquiry.
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We produce a document for the study site addressing this need.
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You wanted a “module choice” event for level 2 and 3 modules
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We have started plans to a level 3 module choice event in July 2021. There is less choice at level 2, so we will consider the success of a level 3 event before expanding this.
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You wanted more students to leave module reviews
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We emailed all students towards the end of their module in June 2020 requesting this and also pointing to resources to support their preparation for their next module.
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You wished the library would hold sufficient electronic copies of MSc texts
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We followed this up with the library, but not all publishers currently provide electronic copies of the books.
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You want the ability to install module software locally, but also appreciated online access
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We took this into account in the planning of new modules, specifically M348 (Applied statistical modelling) and MST374 (Computational applied mathematics), both planned for first presentation in October 2022.
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You wanted us to stop sending DVDs in module materials
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We have phased these out.
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