Blog

Open University graduate, Jenifer Oshima, reflects on how Microsoft Copilot (AI) can support the analysis of multiple interview transcripts for an internal report.

This blog reflects on a creative workshop using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to explore leadership development beyond degree apprenticeships, helping participants reimagine lifelong learning pathways through reflection, storytelling and collaboration.

This blog shares how a cross-faculty initiative can support student engagement on joint degrees and why the feedback from students has been so encouraging, highlighting the impact of bringing disciplines together in meaningful, practical ways.

What happens when students become research partners rather than participants? This blog explores how co-creation reshaped our project, challenged assumptions, strengthened ethics, and deepened understanding of student experience.

This blog explores the development of an innovative virtual courtroom simulation that incorporated interactive escape room challenges and quizzes to enhance Level 1 criminal law students’ understanding and application of key concepts.

This light-hearted blog from the OU's learning design team takes a look at the variables impacting study speed and how this intersects with workload.

Two separate research teams recently undertook SCiLAB-funded projects using methods with similar names: a World Café and an Evidence Café. Despite the shared language of informal, conversational enquiry, the two approaches revealed important differences in both design and purpose.

Can targeted English for Academic Purposes support help Level 1 students build the confidence to engage more fully with their studies? This blog explores the findings and reflections from a recent pilot project.

Bernadett Dunn, Nicola McDowell and Emma Bassett from the OU Faculty of Business and Law offer insights into the Four Cs of ‘Choice, Communication, Community and Consistency’ that matter most to taught postgraduate students.