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...
The introduction on our module could be made clearer.
We did...
Revised the module description and reordered the content in the module’s first chapter to be easier to follow.
Arts and Humanities
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You said...
You were not aware of the full range of employability resources available on the Arts and Humanities Study website.
We did...
We have made resources more visible on module websites with links in study planners and under the ‘Resources’ tab. Resources will also be flagged up in the various ‘enhancing your career’ forum threads on discipline forums and on module welcome forums. When new resources become available, they will be advertised via news and forum postings on module websites and the Study website.
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You said...
You value insights into how Arts and Humanities alumni progressed their careers and would like to see a range of student stories on the Study website.
We did...
There are student stories available on this page of the Arts and Humanities subject site: https://learn2.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=207009&cmid=1611061. We will continue to add to these stories so that they cover a greater range of disciplines and a wider variety of employment experiences following graduation.
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You would like access to more resources for Arts and Humanities students who aim to go into teaching.
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There are a range of resources on becoming a teacher available from the OU student Help Centre, many of which are relevant to Arts and Humanities students: https://help.open.ac.uk/becoming-a-teacher.
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You said...
Clearer prompts are needed to engage with personal development planning and FutureYOU, where modules and qualifications include these.
We did...
PDP is embedded in many of our newer modules, and we will continue with that approach. We will add links to FutureYOU on module website study planners, along with a brief explanation of what is and what it is for. The value of FutureYOU will be explained in careers and employability-related threads on the Arts and Humanities discipline forums.
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You said...
You would welcome opportunities to network with people already employed in the career areas that interest you.
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Virtual careers events with employers and students are already run on the IVent platform: OpportunityHub Login (open.ac.uk) IVent has a live networking area, where students can interact directly with other students as well as employers.
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You said...
You are interested in voluntary opportunities, as well as paid work experience.
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The Opportunity Hub promotes both paid and voluntary opportunities, including virtual internships, traineeships, work experience opportunities. We will explain the value of the Opportunity Hub more clearly in careers and employability-related threads on the Arts and Humanities discipline forums.
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You said...
You are particularly interested in opportunities for home-based work experience.
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Advice on approaches to finding home-based opportunities for paid and volunteer work are available on the website of the OU’s Careers and Employability Service.
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You said...
You want help to get used to Adobe Connect, and for your online tutorials to be slicker.
We did...
To address these issues, we have introduced Adobe Connect orientation sessions at the start of level 1 and have signposted self-help resources on later level 1 modules. You will find these resources here: https://learn2.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=207009&cmid=1543363. Tutors benefit from a good deal of general Adobe Connect training already, but we have added to that by running extra training for them in using it to teach their own discipline.
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You said...
Many modules ask students to switch back and forth between print and online materials several times in each unit. This can be disorienting and off-putting.
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We recognise the difficulties here. Since 2019 new modules have followed a simpler format: start online, move to a print chapter, and then finish online. We are also encouraging modules undergoing midlife review to consider making changes which will facilitate a better study pattern between print and online. We hope that this approach will make it easier for students to study in this blended way.
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