O U S AThe Open University in the East of England
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- Course choice events
- It's never too late to learn
- Home but not alone - at your local college and university
- Tutor Recruitment
- Links with your local library
- Open for Business
- Contribution to Widening Participation in education
As well as being a provider of education nationally, The Open University is involved in a number of local projects and partnerships contributing to education and the local economy.
Course choice events
Open University in the East of England
Regional Centre
Cintra House
12 Hills Road
Cambridge
Course choice dates:
- Saturday 21 June 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- Saturday 19 July 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- Saturday 30 August 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- Saturday 20 September 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- Saturday 25 October 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- Saturday 22 November 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
Let us help you decide on your study pathway and your courses with the Open University in 2007/2008. This event will give you the opportunity to:
- Find out more about continuing your study with the Open University.
- Have your questions answered by a specialist team of staff.
- View a selection of course and careers materials.
You can book a careers appointment in advance if you are a registered student.
Contact:
Tel: 01223 361851,
Email:East of England
Contact
Student Registration and Enquiry Service,
Tel: 0870 333 4340,
Email: General Enquiries
Latest details of all events can be found on the website www.open.ac.uk/events.
It's never too late to learn
The Open University in the East of England contributes to the provision of information, advice and guidance about educational opportunities for adults of all ages through its Regional Centre in Cambridge. Our main focus is on the University's own courses and qualifications though, where appropriate, we refer enquirers to other information, advice and guidance services with which we are affiliated.
We also provide specialist advice and support at the following Learning Shops in the Region where you can call in to find out more about learning opportunities that are available in your area:
Louise Donovan
The Norwich Learning Shop
The Forum
Millennium Plain
Norwich NR2 1TF
Tel:01603 773552
Anna Clarke
The Colchester Learning Shop
www.thelearningshop.co.uk
1A St Nicholas Street
Colchester CO1 1LB
Tel:01206 368444
Home but not alone — at your local college and university
Many O U students have the opportunity to attend tutorials and also set up informal study groups. Through partnership and contract agreements, local colleges and universities provide facilities for Open University staff to meet their students for tutorials at the following places: Basildon, Bedford, Bishop's Stortford, Braintree, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Colchester, Cromer, Great Yarmouth, Hitchin, Huntingdon, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Loughton, Luton, Norwich, Peterborough, St Albans, Southend, Stevenage, Watford.
Tutor Recruitment
750 part-time tutors in the East of England help regional students to succeed in their studies and offer personal learning support for the University's courses by providing group tutorials, teaching and assessment and individual contact. Depending on the course, this support is offered locally face-to-face, by correspondence or telephone as well as electronically.
Our tutors are a diverse group of people from all sorts of professional backgrounds and teach OU courses in subject areas such as Maths and Computing, Technology, Science, Law, Accounting, Business, Languages, the Arts etc. The Regional Centre provides them with an induction and Continuing Professional Development Programme.
If you would like to join us and work with enthusiastic adult learners from a wide range of backgrounds, then visit our tutor recruitment website at www.open.ac.uk/employment/tutors or email us at R06-tut@open.ac.uk for further details of current opportunities. We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Links with your local library
The Open University Library has links with other library services and we maintain a selection of our course materials in the reference section of these public libraries:
- Bedford Central Library
- Cambridge Central Library
- Norwich Central Library
- Ipswich County Library
There is also a county loan service from some regional libraries.
A large number of libraries, community centres and other information centres in the East of England act as Open University local information points, holding prospectuses and other information.
Open for Business
The Open University in the East of England works with around 1500 regional organisations per year and can help organisations in the following ways:
- A supply of up-to-date information on all our courses.
- Continuing professional development.
- Research and development.
- E-learning content, delivery and consultancy.
- Collaborative teaching with organisations in the health sector.
We are also actively involved in the i10 partnership — see www.i10.org.uk — which brings together ten universities in the East of England to offer inspiration, resources and know-how to support the growth of businesses and the economic, social and environmental development of the region through innovation.
Contribution to Widening Participation in education
The Open University aims to make Higher Education accessible to people unable to pursue the traditional routes to university study.
Aim Higher
The Open University works with partners in Universities, colleges, schools and guidance services across the East of England on the government-funded Aimhigher outreach programme. One initiative involves working with schools and communities to stimulate young people's aspirations and to help realise ambitions so that many more people consider the option of studying at higher education level.
The Open University's regional centre is also the base for an Aimhigher initiative to benefit disabled young people across the East of England. The project will support school and college students as they consider the option of higher education by publishing relevant information and profiles of current students from universities in the region.
Overcoming social exclusion through on-line learning
We are working with the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) on a Community Fund research project on overcoming social exclusion through online learning. This project is investigating the potential of online learning for overcoming some of the barriers that socially or economically disadvantaged adults encounter when accessing learning. It aims to identify the factors that influence participation and successful completion in relation to such learners.
