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Gif's Artidote<p>my complaints to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a>, sent on the 21st of june. so far i received two separate emails saying they'll reply in 10 days but i'm still waiting.</p><p>i am a student criminology and psychology at the ou. i am hereby complaining about the fact that the ou spends student's tuition fees on contracts and so called partnerships with companies that are actively involved in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassMurder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassMurder</span></a> of fellow human beings for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a>..</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OUcomplicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OUcomplicity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> 🇯🇴</p>
Dr Julia Molinari PhD SFHEA<p>In case of interest, the <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/GraduateSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GraduateSchool</span></a> has just published its guidance on the use of <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> in <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/DoctoralWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoctoralWriting</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://www5.open.ac.uk/students/research/ou/services/position-statement-and-guidance-generative-ai-and-doctoral-education" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www5.open.ac.uk/students/resea</span><span class="invisible">rch/ou/services/position-statement-and-guidance-generative-ai-and-doctoral-education</span></a></p><p>Informed comments are welcome as this document has been conceived as a 'living document' responsive to change in an evolving tech landscape.</p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/AcademicMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/MastodonAcademic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonAcademic</span></a><br><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/AcWri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcWri</span></a><br><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/phdThesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdThesis</span></a></p>
poison punk<p>please sign this important petition to put pressure on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> to divest from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeaponsIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeaponsIndustry</span></a> among which <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BAE</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cisco</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alphabet</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> who the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OU</span></a> is partnering with. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/we-call-on-the-open-university-to-divest-from-israel-and-the-arms-industry?source=direct_link&amp;" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/petitions/we</span><span class="invisible">-call-on-the-open-university-to-divest-from-israel-and-the-arms-industry?source=direct_link&amp;</span></a></p>
Tats 🇬🇧🫖<p>free Open University Courses <a href="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">open.edu/openlearn/free-course</span><span class="invisible">s/full-catalogue</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Learning</span></a></p>
Tats 🇬🇧🫖<p>also signed up for <a href="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/what-can-philosophy-tell-us-about-race/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">open.edu/openlearn/history-the</span><span class="invisible">-arts/what-can-philosophy-tell-us-about-race/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a></p>
Dr Julia Molinari PhD SFHEA<p>On the social value of technology (1978):</p><p>Lessons from *The Lucas Plan* (24m:31s)<br><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a></p><p>Reclaiming the means of production for <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a>:</p><p>- can workers decide what to make &amp; how?<br>- Can educators occupy AI for <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/OccupAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OccupAI</span></a><br><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ResistAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAI</span></a> <br><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/AntiFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascism</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-3lZYT3izI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=C-3lZYT3iz</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p>
Bill Minarik<p>Imagine parting the veils of clouds that obscure Venus, and seeing through the crustal basalts to understand the mantle beneath. This is the journey Julia Semprich (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@planetju" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>planetju</span></a></span>) took us on as the Mineralogical Society of America Distinguished Lecturer.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MinSocAm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinSocAm</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/McGillUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McGillUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Venus</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mantle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mantle</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PlanetaryScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryScience</span></a></p>
Kate :verigold:<p>Oh gods, I just discovered The Open University does PhDs in Astrobiology!</p><p>🪐 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheOU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheOU</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
Toran "Torspedia" Shaw<p>Many thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@fosstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fosstodon</span></a></span> for letting me join the server. 🙂 </p><p>I'm still setting up my profile but here's a brief <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>. </p><p>I've been using <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> for over seven years now and have come to love both the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UNIX</span></a> design philosophies. I use OS apps where I can, though I'm pragmatic about it (there are a few closed apps I use).</p><p>Outside of this I'm a student with the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a>, a writer, researcher and avid reader!</p><p>I also live in the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WestCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestCountry</span></a>! 🙂</p>
Alec Muffett<p>If you are a fan of classic COSMOS with Carl Sagan, you will probably love the UK’s Open University S354 “UNDERSTANDING SPACE &amp; TIME”<br><a href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/111090" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">alecmuffett.com/article/111090</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a></p>
alecm<p><strong>If you are a fan of classic COSMOS with Carl Sagan, you will probably love the UK’s Open University S354 “UNDERSTANDING SPACE &amp; TIME”</strong></p><p>When I was a young nerdling I would get up early Saturday to switch on the TV, and of the three, later four TV channels that we had the one I would go to for early entertainment at 6:30 a.m. was BBC 2 Open University.</p><p>And this is what I would watch, religiously:</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/OUBBCS354Ep1Of17BeforeEinsteinUnderstandingSpaceTime/OU+BBC+S354+Ep+01+of+17+Before+Einstein+(Understanding+Space+%26+Time).mp4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/OUBBCS354Ep1Of17BeforeEinsteinUnderstandingSpaceTime/OU+BBC+S354+Ep+01+of+17+Before+Einstein+(Understanding+Space+%26+Time).mp4</a></p> <a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/copy_link?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Falecmuffett.com%2Farticle%2F111090&amp;linkname=If%20you%20are%20a%20fan%20of%20classic%20COSMOS%20with%20Carl%20Sagan%2C%20you%20will%20probably%20love%20the%20UK%E2%80%99s%20Open%20University%20S354%20%E2%80%9CUNDERSTANDING%20SPACE%20%26%20TIME%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Falecmuffett.com%2Farticle%2F111090&amp;linkname=If%20you%20are%20a%20fan%20of%20classic%20COSMOS%20with%20Carl%20Sagan%2C%20you%20will%20probably%20love%20the%20UK%E2%80%99s%20Open%20University%20S354%20%E2%80%9CUNDERSTANDING%20SPACE%20%26%20TIME%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/whatsapp?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Falecmuffett.com%2Farticle%2F111090&amp;linkname=If%20you%20are%20a%20fan%20of%20classic%20COSMOS%20with%20Carl%20Sagan%2C%20you%20will%20probably%20love%20the%20UK%E2%80%99s%20Open%20University%20S354%20%E2%80%9CUNDERSTANDING%20SPACE%20%26%20TIME%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Falecmuffett.com%2Farticle%2F111090&amp;linkname=If%20you%20are%20a%20fan%20of%20classic%20COSMOS%20with%20Carl%20Sagan%2C%20you%20will%20probably%20love%20the%20UK%E2%80%99s%20Open%20University%20S354%20%E2%80%9CUNDERSTANDING%20SPACE%20%26%20TIME%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/mastodon?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Falecmuffett.com%2Farticle%2F111090&amp;linkname=If%20you%20are%20a%20fan%20of%20classic%20COSMOS%20with%20Carl%20Sagan%2C%20you%20will%20probably%20love%20the%20UK%E2%80%99s%20Open%20University%20S354%20%E2%80%9CUNDERSTANDING%20SPACE%20%26%20TIME%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/threads?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Falecmuffett.com%2Farticle%2F111090&amp;linkname=If%20you%20are%20a%20fan%20of%20classic%20COSMOS%20with%20Carl%20Sagan%2C%20you%20will%20probably%20love%20the%20UK%E2%80%99s%20Open%20University%20S354%20%E2%80%9CUNDERSTANDING%20SPACE%20%26%20TIME%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Falecmuffett.com%2Farticle%2F111090&amp;linkname=If%20you%20are%20a%20fan%20of%20classic%20COSMOS%20with%20Carl%20Sagan%2C%20you%20will%20probably%20love%20the%20UK%E2%80%99s%20Open%20University%20S354%20%E2%80%9CUNDERSTANDING%20SPACE%20%26%20TIME%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Falecmuffett.com%2Farticle%2F111090&amp;linkname=If%20you%20are%20a%20fan%20of%20classic%20COSMOS%20with%20Carl%20Sagan%2C%20you%20will%20probably%20love%20the%20UK%E2%80%99s%20Open%20University%20S354%20%E2%80%9CUNDERSTANDING%20SPACE%20%26%20TIME%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a> ⊞ <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/tag/astronomy" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/tag/open-university" target="_blank">#openUniversity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/tag/physics" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://alecmuffett.com/article/tag/vintage" target="_blank">#vintage</a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Great to see Naomi Alderman bigging up the Open University in the Observer's On My Radar column this morning...</p><p>As the holder of both an OU first degree &amp; a later MA (done like Alderman while I was working) I completely endorse this message.... a great British institution that has done so much to democratise university education.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Toran J. Shaw<p>Just realised that my reference <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> is woefully out of date, as most of my [small collection of] <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a>, apart from my <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> course material, are well over 10 years old now.</p><p>It will be a slow process, but I look forward to creating a more up-to-date library going forward. 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a></p>
Toran Jorane Shaw<p>I've been able to finally create an account on here, after trying (off and on) for ages. So he's my <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>. 🙂 </p><p>I'm an <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> student on the penultimate module of a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CreativeWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeWriting</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/EnglishLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishLanguage</span></a> degree. Once this is done, I plan to pursue a 2nd degree in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a>, which I've come to realise is my main <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> field of study.</p><p>Outside this, my other academic areas of interest include, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a>, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/SocialSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSciences</span></a></p>
Toran J. Shaw<p>It's taken me till the penultimate module of my current <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> degree, but I've finally determined my core area of <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> study... <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a>! 🙂 </p><p>It has nowt to do with my current degree, so I have these last two modules to get through before I can begin my true studies!</p><p>At least I've got more than a year to start exploring the various psychological resources that are out there, to give me a good grounding. Any recommendations?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>psychology</span></a></span> </p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/SocialSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSciences</span></a></p>
Toran J. Shaw<p>Any <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/Psychologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychologists</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> students on here?</p><p>While I'm on the penultimate module of my current <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> degree, I am seriously leaning towards doing Psychology for my next one. 🤔 </p><p>I have a good year and a bit to formally decide, but I'd like to spend till then delving into the basics of the subject. 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.tjs.is/tags/SocialSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSciences</span></a></p>
Prof Stephen Serjeant<p>Happy days! Celebrated our 15th anniversary Cosmology Coffee at the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> today, with people connecting from as far as Finland, Thailand, South Africa, and from a beach on the South of France. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>For <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThrowbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowbackThursday</span></a> here's my dad looking like he's presenting an Open University programme about calculus and solar dynamics. It's our back garden in the 1970s and yes, that's a Fisher Price parking garage/service centre with ramp and elevator toy there. Classic.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FisherPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FisherPrice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vintage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Toys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toys</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1970s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/70s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>70s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Seventies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seventies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TBT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portsmouth</span></a></p>
Amateur Human<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/openuniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openuniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/maths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maths</span></a> tutorial, links to an <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adobe</span></a> room that didn't work. <br>Tutor sends fresh link to same room, same problem. </p><p>New year, same old shit OU</p>
Amateur Human<p>First maths/physics tutorial of the season and usual <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/openuniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openuniversity</span></a> issue, someone who's going to waffle for 3/4 hour then skirt over the subject in a panic before bollocking-on answering two questions from students who've not even done the reading before attending</p><p>Just like my bricks and mortar degree TBF ;)</p>