Paging the poets!
Following on from our hugely successful 50 word flash fiction competition in January, we’ve decided to continue the theme for World Poetry Day! All in aid…
Author Paula Battle
Paula Battle
Former Social Media Manager at The Open University. For press enquiries, please contact press-office@open.ac.uk.
50 words for 50 years
As we commence a year of celebrating our 50th anniversary, we’re hooking into National Storytelling Week with a literary competition for all the wordsmiths out there.…
Myth-busting assumptions about OU study
Our Vice-Chancellor Mary Kellett has often shared her thoughts on how Open University students are described, saying: Let me share a small frustration I have over…
John Domingue – The Future of Education
Professor John Domingue, Director of the OU’s Knowledge Media Institute, discusses developments in technology which he sees impacting on education in the long and short term…
Technology leading change
Technology is moving at a faster pace than ever before. Acknowledging this, and how all of us use technology, is vital to continued progress. Whether it’s…
The role of education in addressing the UK skills shortage
Reflecting on the Future of Education prompted me to think about the history of our sector a little, writes Jonathan Wylie, Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer…
How do we respond to offence on social media? – Expert Opinion
Creating Facebook is a project run by Philip Seargeant and Caroline Tagg of The Open University’s Applied Linguistics and Literacies (ALL) Research Group. The pair collaborated with…
7 gifts an OU student might love
This one’s for all OU students. Something to casually link to; share on Facebook with an *ahem*; or go old school and print out and highlight…
