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.
You said...
Adobe Connect sessions cannot exactly replicate face-to-face events, so content and delivery sometimes need to be considered differently.
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Several projects on this subject are currently underway within the school. These are looking at issues such as the accessibility of online learning events for students with disabilities and what kinds of teaching work on Adobe Connect. The results will be used to inform teaching practise across the Arts and Humanities curriculum. Additional training for effective online teaching is also being put in place for our Associate Lecturers.
Arts and Humanities
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The input of module authors, in addition to Associate Lecturers is valued.
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Module teams have been encouraged to experiment with ways to involve module authors in direct teaching. The results will be shared so that good practice can be spread across the Arts and Humanities curriculum.
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You said...
There is not enough discipline-specific choice at Level 1
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From autumn 2020, two new modules will replace A105 (the current second part of level 1). Each will relate to just four disciplines rather than eight, and by the end of each module, students will be working solely in the discipline they intend to study at level 2.
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Markers display different attitudes towards the use of non-module materials in assignments.
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Module teams have been asked to clarify expectations on this issue in future guidance notes for students and tutors.
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You said...
You'd like support in articulating employability skills
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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
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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.
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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.
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You said...
You would prefer not to have an exam as the final assessment for DD317
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The final assessment for DD317 has now been changed to an EMA from October 2019 (19J).
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You would like to be able to access methods of support between modules and have resources in one place.
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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
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You said...
You found the DE200 'Getting Ahead' website really useful and would like to see similar resources for other modules on subject site.
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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.
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Research method materials for DE200 and DE300 felt fragmented and difficult to locate online and a Central Methods Hub would help.
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Work has begun to implement this on the Psychology Qualification Website, where information about all methods and statistics taught across the qualification will be accessible in one place.
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