Biography to follow.

Ian Eyres is a Senior lecturer in primary education, a field in which he has worked as a teacher, writer and researcher since the 1970s. His work at the OU has related to many aspects of children’s language, from learning to write, to learning English in schools around the world. He led the initial development of the University’s first primary education foundation degree and is currently a member of two module production teams within the new Education Studies (Primary) degree programme. At the moment he is working on a book about English in Action, a very large-scale English teacher development project in Bangladesh. When he gets the chance, he enjoys cycling.

Ian is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This means he has overall responsibility for the staff, students, budget and academic policy and performance of the Faculty

Ian Wairua is a faculty member and doctoral fellow at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Ian is passionate about improving the learning experience for university students in Africa through the use of innovative and emerging learning technologies. He has extensive teaching experience working at both university and secondary school levels. He also worked for the Japanese diplomatic mission in Nairobi administering and running their education and communication programs. Ian currently teaches two undergraduate courses: Basic Japanese Language, and Trends in Digital Communication. He is actively involved in communication training for university academics through Strathmore University's Centre for Academic Development. He has also given training to university administrative staff, and to the parents of undergraduate students under the University Mentoring Services.

Ieman Hassan is a Staff Tutor in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies and Module Co-Chair of DD102. She has worked for the Open University as an Associate Lecturer for 20 years, teaching primarily on the Social Sciences Introductory Level 1 entry module.

Isabella is one of our main presenters at Student Hub Live. She has been an Associate Lecturer with the Open University (OU) since 2005, before which she completed her Masters in Science with the institution. 

Having done a number of further degrees with the OU and through past work as a freelance researcher and writer, Isabella has written more essays than she cares to remember, so loves helping people to unpick what is important. 

Isabella tutors on 7 modules from Access to level 2 as well as being involved in study skills and online skills training so is very used to multitasking and meeting a variety of deadlines. According to Isabella, the flexibility of the OU and the ability to fit it in with the rest of life is the best bit of the University.