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The Student Experience - for iPad/Mac/PC

by The Open University

If you have not studied for a long time, doing an OU course can seem a daunting prospect. Find out what’s really involved by listening to these students talking about how they found time for the work; some of the sacrifices involved; whether it had all been worthwhile; and the kind of help they got from their OU tutors. Despite the very real challenges of studying whilst coping with kids, jobs and real life, these people from many different walks of life testify to the great sense of achievement, satisfaction, even excitement involved in tackling a new subject and succeeding.

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Episodes

  1. Student views of the OU

    OU students talking about the benefits to them of studying with the OU.

  2. Finding space and time for studying

    OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated.

  3. The tutor experience

    OU students talking about the experiences that they had with their tutors.

  4. The best part of studying with the OU

    OU students talking about how studying with the OU has made them feel.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

If you have not studied for a long time, doing an OU course can seem a daunting prospect. Find out what’s really involved by listening to these students talking about how they found time for the work; some of the sacrifices involved; whether it had all been worthwhile; and the kind of help they got from their OU tutors. Despite the very real challenges of studying whilst coping with kids, jobs and real life, these people from many different walks of life testify to the great sense of achievement, satisfaction, even excitement involved in tackling a new subject and succeeding.

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If you have not studied for a long time, doing an OU course can seem a daunting prospect. Find out what’s really involved by listening to these students talking about how they found time for the work; some of the sacrifices involved; whether it had all been worthwhile; and the kind of help they got...

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