Events

(re)Fresher's and Orientation (31 January and 1 February)

From 10am to 8.30pm we will be welcoming students to their 2018 studies, covering a multitude of topics, with advice and tips at the centre of the discussion. We will be joined by guests from the OU and wider, giving you the opportunity to meet and interact with other OU students and our live guests, where you can ask questions and find out more about the Open University/your new modules.

The programme will include: Careers; mental health & studying well; student support; working with your tutor; IT such as reporting any issues, forums, virtual learning environments (VLE), and electronic Tutor Marks Assignments (eTMAs); Library; OU Student Association (OUSA) and much more!

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Improve your study skills and academic practice (22nd January)

Good academic practice refers to the process of completing your academic work independently, honestly and in an appropriate academic style, using good referencing and acknowledging all of your sources. Achieving good academic practice involves: developing your own independent evaluation of academic issues; drawing upon research from academics in your field of study; discussing and evaluating existing concepts and theories; demonstrating your understanding of the key literature; developing your own arguments.

In this online interactive event from 10am to 3pm, we will touch upon all these elements, as well as considering some of the key study skills that you will need to master to progress successfully in your studies.

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New Year's resolutions, Get your study priorities sorted (10th January)

Discuss what is (and is not!) working for you in terms of managing your study time at this interactive, online workshop. Consider your study goals and whether they are still realistic. There will be two workshop sessions - one for Access and Level 1 students (welcome at 18:45, start at 19:00) and one for Level 2 and 3 students (welcome at 20:15, start at 20:30). The Adobe Connect Online Room can be accessed here.

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Online discussion: Globalisation and technological advantages (1st December)

We will be joined by an international panel of visiting fellows (here for one month only!) to discuss key topical issues, giving different perspectives from Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA. Topics will include the effect of social media, what is the learning for organisations and management training and sustaining ethical business in an ever challenging political landscape.

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Essay Writing Workshop - part three

This Adobe Connect Online Room workshop is for anyone who is writing an essay or interested in essay writing. The aim is to give you some practical advice and support with essay writing.

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Essay Writing Workshop - part two

This Adobe Connect Online Room workshop is for anyone who is writing an essay or interested in essay writing. The aim is to give you some practical advice and support with essay writing.

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EMA workshops - part one

Are you ready for your EMA? Think you could do with little extra support? Student Hub Live can help!

EMA01: In this session we will begin looking at how to tackle EMAs and discuss how you should plan your work and go about making sure that you know what to do. We’ll also address time management and making sure you appreciate the difference between a TMA and EMA and particularly the often greater marking implication that EMAs have. You should be able to go away from this session knowing the key things about how to plan and do a first draft of your TMA.

These sessions are open to all students, studying at all levels. The workshops will be hosted in Adobe Connect Online Room and take place 8-9pm Wednesday 2nd May (rooms open at 7.45pm). If you are unable to join us, you can catch up at any time.

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‘Research, teaching and you’ from FASS

On Thursday 3 May the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) will be hosting a live and interactive event to highlight, explore and discuss some of the exciting research that takes place in FASS. Discussions will include a variety of topics as well as how this research informs OU teaching and your learning.

We will be joined by leading researchers from Psychology, Economics, Geography and Politics, who will be discussing a range of topics including ‘Digital Mothering’ and relationships; how History, Religious Studies, Social Policy and Criminology investigate and reconstruct patterns and flows of ‘power’ and ‘belief’; how different people interact with objects, music, literature, and the classical world through the Digital Humanities; and understanding how space, place and gender work to frame the relationships and behaviour between people, organisations and states.

The event is online, interactive and open to everyone. The chat room will be open from 9am, and during the live event you can send your tweets to @StudentHubLive (#StudentHubLive18), email us at studenthub@open.ac.uk, complete the online voting tools, send us your comments, and take part in the online discussions.

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EMA workshops - part two

Are you ready for your EMA? Think you could do with little extra support? Student Hub Live can help!

EMA02: In this session we will be building on the information from session 1 and moving on to using that draft and editing it so that it meet the full requirements of your module. We’ll look at the expected structure as well as practicalities and how to recognise key words and relevant process words and other instructions. You should be able to go away from this session with a good idea about how to produce a well signposted EMA that will show your understanding of your module and study.

These sessions are open to all students, studying at all levels. The workshops will be hosted in Adobe Connect Online Room and take place 8-9pm Wednesday 9th May (rooms open at 7.45pm). If you are unable to join us, you can catch up at any time.

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Exam workshops - part one

Are you ready for your Exam? Think you could do with little extra support? Student Hub Live can help!

Exam1: In this session we will be looking at revision and knowing the module that you are sitting the exam for. We’ll discuss various practicalities about revision, including time management and targeting your efforts, as well as how to identify the most important things to be revising and how to prepare yourself in the best way for sitting an exam. You should be able to go away from this session knowing how to plan an effective revision schedule.

These sessions are open to all students, studying at all levels. The workshops will be hosted in Adobe Connect Online Room and take place 8-9pm Wednesday 16th May (rooms open at 7.45pm). If you are unable to join us, you can catch up at any time.

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Exam workshops - part two

Are you ready for your Exam? Think you could do with little extra support? Student Hub Live can help!

Exam2: In this session we will be focusing on the actual exam day, including practicalities about time and venue. We’ll look at the experience of sitting an exam and how to manage your time within the exam as well as get the most from what you have in your head and getting it on paper and hopefully gaining you marks. You should be able to go away from this session knowing what to expect from an OU exam and having a clear idea of how to sit an exam.

These sessions are open to all students, studying at all levels. The workshops will be hosted in Adobe Connect Online Room and take place 8-9pm Wednesday 23rd May (rooms open at 7.45pm). If you are unable to join us, you can catch up at any time.

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