SesameSesame - The news service reaching the Open University worldwideOffice politics, conflict and resolution- June 26, 2008 No matter how good you are at your work, you&039;re unlikely to rise high in your organisation unless you are also good at managing people. And effective people management is also vital to organisational success. People skills come more naturally to some than others but they can be learnt - and now The Open University has produced a set of online continuing professional development (CPD) courses to help aspiring managers tackle issues ranging from office feuds to company politics. For more...http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/index.aspx#13937 The TESSA project- June 24, 2008 Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa (TESSA) is a research and development initiative creating high-quality, multimedia open educational resources (OERs) for teachers and teacher educators working in Sub-Saharan Africa. The resources are available across nine African countries and four languages (Arabic, English, French and Kiswahali). The main funding for the programme has come from the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Trust (first Dean of Arts at the OU) and also the Hewlett Foundation. It is...http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/index.aspx#13910 OU student nurse wins award- June 20, 2008 Jackie Moore, an OU student nurse at Belfast City Hospital, has won the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Student Nurse of the Year 2008. She graduated with the Diploma (Adult Branch) in May 2008 and has gone straight into employment as a registered nurse. Prior to this, Jackie was a nursing auxiliary for 14 years and a health care assistant before embarking on The Open University&039;s new Pre-registration Nursing Programme. Donna Gallagher from the OU&039;s Faculty of Health & Social Care...http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/index.aspx#13895 OU TV programmes nominated for Pandas- June 18, 2008 Two Open University programmes have received nominations in the prestigious Panda awards at the annual Wildscreen festival. Can We Save Planet Earth was nominated in the Earth Science category and two programmes from Life in Cold Blood, Armoured Giants and Cold Blooded Truth, were nominated in the Best Series category. The winners will be announced during the Festival in October by a distinguished panel of judges.http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/index.aspx#13896 Archbishop of Armagh- June 11, 2008 Former Anglican Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, Lord Robin Eames of Armagh, was awarded the title of Doctor of the University by Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, Open University Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching) at a The Open University in Ireland&039;s degree ceremony. The ceremony also saw over 180 students from across Northern Ireland receive Open University degrees at the ceremony held at The Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Lord Eames was awarded the honour for his...http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/index.aspx#13897 New distribution hotline- June 4, 2008 From 23 June 2008, if you have a query about missing, incorrect or damaged course materials then the new number to ring is 01908 332633.http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/index.aspx#13816 The OU is now on iTunes!- June 3, 2008 Open University course materials are now available for free download via Apple&039;s iTunes U service. This means that more than 300 video and audio files from a variety of the OU&039;s current courses are now available to download for playing on a Mac, PC, iPod or iPhone. More video and audio material will be made available to reach a target of 500 items drawn from 50 OU courses by the end of July. The University also plans to extend the range of items beyond course materials to include some.http://www3.open.ac.uk/sesame/index.aspx#13810 |