OU Education Studies (Primary)

Poppy Gibson from the #OUEdPrimary team speaks to the recent essay from the Princess of Wales about smartphones in family relationships @openuniversity.bsky.social

The Princess of Wales has recently spoke about her concerns surrounding the overuse of smartphones in family life.

OU Lecturer in Education, Dr Poppy Gibson explains how we might avoid this 👇

Discover Poppy's research: https://www.themomentmagazine.com/lifestyle/are-smartphones-rewiring-childhood/

Helpful e209 navigation wheel for those starting on our module this academic year! #OUEdPrimary

@melalygreen.bsky.social

Great to have our E209 welcome webinar for students joining E209 this evening 7-8.30pm with Poppy Gibson & Mel Green! We began talking about our pets...now we are discussing pedagogy!
Don't panic if you're an E209 student and you missed the session, we will share the recording!
#OUEdPrimary

💥 Free event 💥

Reserve your free ticket now at this insightful and valuable event hosted by Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social and Claire Malcolm

🗓️ Thurs 13 March

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-moth...

Episode 2 - Storytelling on social media with Dr Korina Giaxoglou Praxis Scholarship Hub Podcast · Episode

Here's the second episode of our new Praxis Scholarship Hub podcast. This month, we interview Dr Korina Giaxoglou to discuss storytelling on social media. Have a listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5x3v...

We are looking forward to seeing all Praxis Project 24/25 Teams at your Interim Report Meetings and don’t forget your Reports are due on Friday March 28th. We can't wait to hear about all the amazing things you've been working on! 🚀 #projectupdate #teamwork #OUWELS #OUHWSC @ou-edprimary.bsky.social

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How do we negotiate the boundaries between “just friends” and “dating” 💕❓ Sophie-Grace Chappell offers some pointers including the importance of our assumptions about roles & stereotypes in our next GCSJ seminar.
🗓️Fri 14 Feb, 12.00
Free online event, register now 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/friends-an...

Reading 📖for this Valentine's GCSJ seminar - 'Friends Theories and Experience' by Sophie-Grace Chappell 🔗 www.academia.edu/122940048/Fr...
& Join the discussion about the lines between "just friends" and "dating" on *14 Feb*⏰12-1pm, free online event.
Register via eventbrite.co.uk/e/friends-an...

Join us for today's #ARIA meeting at 2pm. We're excited to see all our amazing members and any new members too. Let's continue the important work of promoting inclusive assessment and anti-racism together! #InclusiveAssessment @ou-edprimary.bsky.social @melalygreen.bsky.social

Embroidery, crochet, darning and knitting in the Library at the monthly crafting group. All PGRs and OU staff welcome - let us know if you wanted to be added to the invites!

@geologyclare.bsky.social @lizdanner.bsky.social @lindsay-13.bsky.social @eyossarian.bsky.social

The rear of a parked bus that has the words Hydrogen H2 displayed on it. There is text around the image that reads '#ThesisThursday. Hydrogen as a fuel source for vehicles: Options for a hydrogen bus energy supply system based on economic and environmental considerations. Photo by Schorfsinn86 on Canva'.

Transportation is a major contributor to #ClimateChange.

Consider how fuel for #transport has changed since Berridge's (2010) thesis 'Hydrogen as a fuel source for vehicles: Options for a hydrogen bus energy supply system...' on ORO: doi.org/10.21954/ou....

#ThesisThursday

A humanoid robot face glances into the distance. Text reads, '#ThesisThursday. The Uncanny Valley Effect by Stephanie Lay. Photo by Devrimb on Canva'.

Have you ever encountered a super realistic human-like #robot or CGI character and felt strangely uneasy?

Understand more about why we perceive near-human faces as eerie this #ThesisThursday in Stephanie Lay’s ‘The Uncanny Valley Effect’ thesis on ORO: oro.open.ac.uk/43340/

Congratulations! ✨

Children in a classroom in Uganda stand in front of a number-covered chalkboard, eagerly raising their hands to ask a question. The accompanying text reads '#ThesisThursday: Schooling for conflict transformation: a case study from Northern Uganda by Jeremy James Cunningham. Photo credit: illustrate Digital Ug on Pexels.'

A fascinating piece of research this #ThesisThursday that is highly relevant worldwide.

Read Jeremy James Cunningham's 'Schooling for conflict transformation: a case study from Northern Uganda' on ORO here: oro.open.ac.uk/54692/

Lovely crisp winters day on campus today ❄️❄️❄️

How cool are these spaces in the @oulibrary.bsky.social 👀✨

Accessibility support from the OU Library - THE HOOT Discover the accessibility services that the Library provides.

We've published a new article on The Hoot, the #OUstudent magazine! 🦉🎓 Exploring the range of facilities & support we provide to ensure everyone gets what they need from us, such as supported literature searching, alternative formats, accessibility testing & more: thehootstudents.com/accessibilit...

One players tries to tackle another during a game of rugby. The accompanying text reads '#ThesisThursday: Rugby Union Men: Body Concerns by Natalie Darko'. Photo credit: Patrick Case on Pexels.

We love how varied our OU students' fields of research are! 🏉

Today for #ThesisThursday, who wants to read Natalie Darko's fascinating 'Rugby Union Men: Body Concerns'? Find it on ORO here: oro.open.ac.uk/50653/

The Open University Opportunities to do a PhD at the OU in 2025 have opened for applications, spanning multiple subject disciplines.

🔊Funded OU PhD studentships live now🔊

"The OU's diverse community of research students are the lifeblood of the University's research programme as well as helping to combat society’s most pressing societal challenges,”
Professor Clare Warren, Graduate School Director.

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What a beautiful planter! ✨

Front of the Library building, covered in a light layer of snow

Large grass area on campus covered in a light layer of snow

Artwork in front of buildings on campus, covered in a light layer of snow

Hedged area covered in a light layer of snow, in front of campus buildings

Our first #snowfall on campus during this cold season! 🌨️ Photos taken by our Digital Archivist, Matthew. 📸

Not quite enough to build a snowman, unfortunately! ⛄

Wow so beautiful!

Snow on the ground outside OU Library, showing sculpture of white and gray pillars

Snow on the ground outside Walton Hall, showing sculpture of boy sitting under tree

Snow on the ground outside colourful Jenny Lee building and mulberry tree

Snow on the ground outside OU Walton Hall

Love our Open University campus in the snow @oulibrary.bsky.social

How fantastic! Will follow all!

Thank you so much!

Please add us! It’s Poppy Gibson here (academic in WELS) on behalf of our primary studies degree 😊👋🦋

We've just created our first Starter Pack for staff at The Open University (UK)... join us! go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR

#OUfamily