Blog

Providing law students with authentic opportunities is difficult at scale due to the cost of supervision. However, such opportunities are more important than ever with demands for career-ready graduates. This blog will describe how the Open University’s pilot simulated family law clinic case aims to address these challenges.

Based on the experiences of Practice Tutors, this blog considers six lessons from apprenticeship delivery that could help shape the next generation of leadership development.

Have you ever felt uncomfortable doing collaborative learning activities? Our group of autistic students and autistic/non-autistic academics explored ways to create psychologically safe spaces for autistic (and other) students to learn together.

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.