If you have finally managed to pay off all your student debt, it is important that you change your money mindset and make better decisions in the future. There are plenty of things you can do with your newly found financial freedom, such as starting a business, a side hustle, or even...
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How You Can Help Further Your Child’s Learning Curves
We all know that school is important because it provides us with knowledge to be able to pursue our dream careers when we are older. As a parent, you want nothing but the best for your child when it comes to their education so that they can thrive later in life when...
Open University DD308: All TMA and EMAs
Making social worlds In order to survive, human beings live in social worlds which create security, foster stable attachment between individuals and things, and regulate behaviour. This accessible, vocationally relevant module demonstrates how sociological approaches can be applied to make sense of these processes – investigating how they work and how they...
Normal Student Life When Studying With The OU
Being a student isn’t just about learning and securing a good education for yourself. For a lot of people, this is a turning point in life, marking their transition from teenager to young adult, and it will be a very important time. Over the course of a handful of years, university will...
Open University Masters: Entry 22
By David Wells, editor at Surviving the OU Weeks 14-15: How to use Learning Design Studio Things have taken a turn for the next few weeks as Block 3 moves into group-work territory. We were asked to choose a topic to cover (local history, digital storytelling and others) and are asked to...
Finding The Right School For Your Child
The school years are coming, and they’re coming fast! It seems only yesterday your little one was just learning to walk, and now they’re learning how to grow up in an environment outside of your own house. It’s a hard adjustment for everyone involved in the process: no longer are your going...
The Most Lucrative Careers You Can Have With Your Psy.D
Getting your doctorate in psychology is no easy feat. After years of schooling and clinical experience, you want to make sure it pays off monetarily. If you’ve completed a PsyD program whether it be a PsyD online program or not, you’re almost at the finish line. In order to even get to...
4 Ways To Drive Towards Your Culinary Career Dream
When your friends were watching cartoons on a Saturday morning, you were tuning into the cookery channel. Yes, your parents thought this was a little strange at the time, but now it all makes sense considering your dreams of a career in the food industry. You realize that the roadmap to your...
Build Yourself A New Career As A Tradesman
If you’re the kind of person that gets bored stiff sitting in the office at a desk and you’re constantly itching to get out and do something practical, a career in the trades could be perfect for you. You can make good money and be your own boss if you set up...
Open University Masters: Entry 21
By David Wells, editor at Surviving the OU I’ve been snowed under recently with OU work so it’s been difficult finding the time among TMAs and “life” to write blog posts. Sounds typical – I’m caught in meta loop where I haven’t had time to write about my OU experiences because I’m...
