By Leanne Goodall ‘The most challenging yet rewarding course I’ve ever done’ Wow, what a course. If you’ve read other module reviews for A200 then you’ll know that it’s the nuts and bolts of studying History at degree level. It aims to teach you all the skills that a historian needs, how...
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Am I the sort of person who gets a degree?
“There’s only one place you’ll end up and that’s in a dead-end job or prison,” said the librarian over her horn-rimmed spectacles. Wow! Talk about a vote of confidence. That was our school librarian by the way, giving her measured assessment of my career prospects after I was caught stuffing security tags...
Opinion: “It’s time to end the War on Drugs”
It's time to end the War on Drugs
By Andrew Brown The war on drugs is a failure that has been lost and is now due for a radical re-think. Bold statement to open with you might think but that’s how I see it. Those who started and continue to push the “war” have always been at least a step...
Interview with Open University blogger James Newton
The glasses are down and off for a break from those Open University TMAs
This week it is an absolute pleasure to welcome over blogger, influencer, father, oh and Open University student James Newton for an interview. More of an informal chat I’d like to think but either way James was kind enough to agree to it and responded extremely quickly. Hope we didn’t eat into...
Sticking To the Open University Study Planner, Or Not.
Open University students reading over the study planner
By Leanne Goodall Do you stick to the study planner on your module website? I haven’t been looking at mine so much of late and it’s got me wondering why. Until recently, I’ve always followed the planner studiously. For anyone that hasn’t come across the planner or isn’t an Open University student,...
Deferment is not the end of the world…..
Consider your options with the OU. They will help you decide.
By Clair Chaytors Having been a student of the Open University for over eight years now on various courses you could say I have caught the OU bug. In 2011 though after having had four children I decided to focus on an English Literature degree, my ultimate dream. My first two years...
My 5 Top Tips for Writing a TMA
By Leanne Goodall After three years of study, I’ve written a fair share of TMAs now! Each and every one of them has taught me more than just the content of the course books. Throughout my journey I have worked out one or two things which have really helped me when writing...
The Secret to Juggling Work, Study and Motherhood
By Leanne Goodall A few weeks ago I sat down to write a piece on juggling your time as a working, student Mum but as I began to think about it I realised that it was something I hadn’t yet conquered. Well, that was until recently when I stumbled upon the secret....
The Open University: Coping With Tutorial Nerves
By Leanne Goodall I remember my very first Open University tutorial like it was yesterday. I remember packing my things into a bag but not really knowing what I would need. Notepads, course books, too many pens and even more highlighters because every student needs highlighters, right? My feelings of excitement became...
OU Module Review: AA100 – The Arts Past and Present
OU module review
By Leanne Goodall The course that changed my life. For me, I didn’t choose AA100, it was compulsory. As a multi-disciplinary course I didn’t understand how the majority of the content would be relevant to me. I was heading towards an English Literature degree and the idea of studying other subjects was...
